I fired an employee today. First time I had to go through that.
Happy Friday.
Not a happy Friday for that employee, but you had your reasons.
In my former life in Surveying before I started my own business, at times I was in charge of 30 or more workers. I had the responsibility to hire and fire employees.
The hiring part was exciting since I had a great feeling about this person for whatever reason be it experience, attitude or just a hunch, and the firing part was never easy, but is was always done after all other means were exhausted.
Randy
"Even if the amputation of a limb is medically necessary it doesn't lessen the trauma and pain of the act of removal."
Just remember; you and the ex-employee will eventually be better off for the dismissal. Now go watch some football. B-)
> I fired an employee today. First time I had to go through that.
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> Happy Friday.
I had my own company nearly 30 years ago. Closing the doors on that was one of the most difficult things I have ever done.
About 20 years ago the firm I was working for needed to downsize. I was one of those selected for the "Reduction In Force." Could tell the boss was not happy about the RIF or giving me the news. I told him I had been on both sides of the desk before and had never found it easy. That I understood the company needed to reduce staff and believed it was not personal.
Less than 2 years later I was back at the same firm and was told that the way I handled the previous layoff was the reason they broke their own rule about never rehiring an old employee.
No matter which side of the desk you are on ALWAYS BE PROFESSIONAL.
That is hard. Worst for me was firing a cousin of mine. Made for strained family gatherings the next few years. 🙁
“I fired an employee today. First time I had to go through that.”
Kind of gut wrenching isn’t it?
Of course you probably feel bad, that’s just natural. But, by Monday or earlier, you will realize that you have made a proper business decision. Eventually business acumen will overtake personal emotion and, similar situations in the future, when and if necessary, will not be as difficult.B-)
Please tell me
it wasn't your dog.
Andy
Please tell me
The first time I was laid off, "I asked, Why not the other crews??" A rod man said, "Tony always lays off the hippies first."
Please tell me
Or the cat...oh wait, the cat fires you.
She was a CAD drafter who claimed to know 30% of CAD.
She knew 30% of the 10% of CAD that she knew about.
She lasted a month.
Not overly her fault. She worked for big engineering firms all her life. They pigeon-holed her into a very limited skill set. Unfortunately, we need someone with a broader range.
I tried a new beer Friday night. It was awesome, then I realized it was 7.5% alcohol. No wonder it was so good.
Lagunitas.
Lagunitas IPA is good stuff.
I drink Sierra Nevada Torpedo almost exclusively now with an occasional 21st Amendment "Brew Free or Die" thrown in.
I can't believe I wasted so much of my life drinking Budweiser 🙂
Don
> She was a CAD drafter who claimed to know 30% of CAD.
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> She knew 30% of the 10% of CAD that she knew about.
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> She lasted a month.
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> Not overly her fault. She worked for big engineering firms all her life. They pigeon-holed her into a very limited skill set. Unfortunately, we need someone with a broader range.
It's amazing how much of that is out there. Some can take something like that, run with it, move up the ladder, make a career out of it and everybody under them will sit there wondering what they are doing wrong.
I have Torpedo and Ruthless Rye in my refrigerator right now.
> I have Torpedo and Ruthless Rye in my refrigerator right now.
I have Miller and Schlitz.
I keep supporting Old Milwaukee in hopes they bring back the Swedish Bikini Team, the original Schlitz recipe.
B-)
Please tell me
> The first time I was laid off, "I asked, Why not the other crews??" A rod man said, "Tony always lays off the hippies first."
Makes sense, they usually stink, and probably get high on the job..
Good Beer
I enjoy this beer
Doesn't hurt we surveyed the building 😉
For a moment there I thought you fired your Dad 🙂 but then you said "she," and I know that "she" [probably did know more CAD than your dad! 🙂 Even at her 30% of the 10% of the 30% of CAD she knew !