Had to fire my first employee...
 

So in the family business, I have never personally had to deal with any of the hiring/firing personel issues, thats what we have a General Manager of the chain for.

Well, yesterday I popped my firing cherry.

I caught paperwork evidence of an employee who at one time was a full time store manager (now part time because of his school schedule) was stealing (embezzling) from that store.

Best part, I was able to get a full confession out of him and got it recorded on a digital audio recorder WITH his full knowledge that the recorder was present.

Sadly, we can only prove the amount from 4 total invoices. BUT, in the past 12 months, I can prove a total of almost 200 invoices. So the case will likely get pled down to a misdemeanor.

It was satisfying to get the confession though.

What was he stealing?

Felt good didn't it? :D

It just gets easier now ROFL

I always worried I'd have one completely flip out and have to drop them like a rock. Never did happen so maybe the next one? First 100 are the hardest.

Hard ass...

You're just giving him the opportunity to succeed elsewhere.

(That's usually what I tell my employees when their getting shit canned.)

Exactly. I bet if he was paid a decent wage he wouldn't have to "supplement" his income. ROFL

I've never had any issues firing people for cause. **** them. They did it to themselves and every time they've had ample warning beforehand.

Firing people because the business needs to make cuts to survive is a little different, but I figure it's better to screw up one person's life than it is to keep them around knowing I can't afford them and then closing the business, thereby screwing up everyone's lives.

If Dave did that, then he couldnt afford to sit around and play on Chiefsplanet all day...

LMAO...

Was it because your taxes were raised?

You should have kicked his ass! And done it in front off the other employees so they'd get the message!

Violence isnt the answer...

What if the question is "How do I win in a fight?"

Violence...

I once had to wake a guy up who was sleeping on the table in the break room while he was suppossed to be on the air and almost literally drag him out of the building. That was awesome.