So I am a bit drunk, no question about this. I drank ass loads tonight just because I fired my first employee. I cannot find that thread to bump so I made this new one. Anyway this clown has been late, lewed, and wasting my on clock time for months. I have 26 employees and we are all a family. Each of us working hand in hand to build a business worthy of our work. Anyways today I had cleared it all with my law team plus his over-managers for termination. He was instructed to meet me, which was fine. Then seeing his face as I told him he was no longer employed hurt me in ways I know wont ever hurt me again. However business is business and he was in the way of me making money for this company. Should I feel bad and keep drinking for his pain, or say "F you" and go on with business as usual? Im 24, this should hurt...maybe my cherry is popped and the next fire will be funny and not hurt.
dude, you totally made a thread about this a few days ago. am i hallucinating? BTW Spoiler no one cares.
You're 24 and had to fire the first of your 26 employees? Please tell us, exactly what you're doing? I'm assuming strip club manager?
I read your other thread about this, and honestly, I don't think you are going to be a good boss long term. Most business minded people who make it to upper level positions don't event think twice when they fire someone - they do it for business, they do it for the good of the company and they don't think twice, they don't ask for advice on a message board, and they don't go out drinking their sorrows away afterwards. If someone needs to be fired - it's all business. I hope you understand that I'm not trying to be an ass, just letting you know that you may be in the wrong position for who you are, because these things will continue your entire working life if you have people reporting to you. You may be better off being an Indian instead of a Chief for your future work/life health.
tastefully done. Spoiler did she tell you she has herpes? and don't tell me you used a condom, she told me you didn't.
Kind of interesting that we have a "I got fired today" and "I fired him today" thread on the front page of the Hangout. While it's two different situations, I guess there really are two sides to every coin.
Quit feeling bad for doing your job. The only person to blame is this non-productive individual. Reads like he didn't want to do the job with a good effort. Every employee should be about doing their job and keeping their boss satisfied with their level of effort and resulting productivity. You are not paying someone to hang out and go half ass. Noone to blame but him and he had multiple chances to correct his work behavior. Do yourself a favor and don't give it another thought. You have nothing to feel guilty about.
This is honestly good advice. I recently came into a supervisor position. Yes I am courdial to my employees. But if they do not do a good job, that in turn makes me look bad. I've had to fire four people already. One of them with a baby on the way. Hey, not my fault I warned him FOUR times.
Completely disagree here. Yes, you ultimately have to do what's best for the company - but that's exactly what he did. However, as a leader/boss, you'll get far more out of your employees if you demonstrate that you care about them as people and not just as what-do-you-do-for-me. You'll have a much more productive and reliable workforce using the "family atmosphere" method. You'll have less turnover, less inefficiency, more trust, etc. In the long run, that will save you both money and lots of time and hassle. It doesn't necessarily work in a large corporation because employees won't buy in - they know you're just another employee - but in a small business, it makes a world of difference.
You should think about the positives in this situation. The ex-employee could use this experience to better himself for future positions he'll get. It's not a complete loss. That is, of course, if you don't see him panhandling beside the road
I hate firing people, but the rest of the team will respect you more for it, if they understand why it was needed. Sometimes, you just have to cut the cancer out.......YOU LISTENING TMAC ! DD
I worked with someone that was constantly late, disruptive, and undependable. Everyone else on that team hated having to cover for this person when they left work on short notice or just didn't show up. It was a much happier environment when this person was finally terminated. Check the reactions of your other employees. If morale improves, you'll know you did the right thing.
