Whether the employee was sincere or was manipulating, the behavior will definitely return unless you micromanage them the rest of their employment. Unless you love micro managing people that gets really old in a hurry and then they just return to their "default" behavior. As Chuck said there will likely be resentment for the firing as well as resentment for the micro management as long as they are there.
From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 8:58 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Handling - Did I handle this correctly? You just got manipulated. Time will tell, but I wouldn't expect things to get better. Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 9:46 AM Matt Hoppes <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: So I ended up firing the employee at 9am Monday morning, which led to a different direction than I thought it would. Essentially I thought there was going to be a screaming match and accusations about how could I do this to them, etc, what have they ever done wrong. Instead the employee broke down crying and started confiding in me that their life sucks, they can't keep relationships, and they don't know what to do and they need help. After about 30 minutes of talking I took compassion and offered the job back with the following stipulations: * Bad behavior has to have punishment - 2 weeks unpaid leave of job * On return, we immediately sit down and re-work job position so it's more of a work position vs a management position and have clear expectations of what may and may not be done/said as well as what behavior will not be tolerated. * There is a very short leash for the next few months during which time we will be having weekly meetings to review behavior and progress as well as if at any time I see behavior that is inconsistent with what needs to happen we will immediately stop whatever is going on and go talk about it. I still don't know if I made the proper decision. I labored over the firing all weekend making sure I was making the right decision and not in haste, then made the decision Monday morning that it was a 100% firing there would be no other outcome -- but it seemed like there was genuine repentance and remorse and desire to get their life fixed (vs just "crap I lost my job"). As someone who's ultimate goal for any employee is that they become a better person both at work and in their personal life, I felt like I would be doing this person a disservice if I sent them on their way and said "Go in peace, keep warm and well fed" but did nothing for their physical needs. I figure time will quickly tell of the desire to change is genuine or not, and as long as we have clear expectations and rules laid out what harm can there be? The employee did do good work that I myself hated doing, their ability to interact with others was just...... severely lacking. I think this may have been the "rock bottom" event some people need in their life to smack them upside the face. Thoughts? -- AF mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com ________________________________ Total Control Panel Login<https://portal.reflexion.net/login?domain=litewire.net> To: [email protected]<https://portal.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=242260993&domain=litewire.net> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> You received this message because the domain afmug.com is on your allow list.
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