A small business owner asked Reddit for advice when he recently fired an employee the day after promoting her. This is the full story.
Small Smokes
OP owns a vape shop with 12 employees. It’s definitely a small business without a lot of room for mistakes.
She Was a Star
One of his employees had been working at the shop for 2 years as a cashier. She did great work, and OP thought she was extremely dependable.
Big Promotion
So, to reward one of his star workers and maybe get a little breathing room for himself, OP promoted the cashier to manager.
New Duties
One of the big extra duties for the new manager was to open the store – at least occasionally.
He Woke up to a Nightmare
OP decided to sleep in the first day that the new manager was supposed to open the shop. Three extra hours of rest felt amazing. Then reality hit.
His Facebook Blew Up
The first thing OP noticed when he woke up was that his phone was blowing up. He had more than 20 notifications on the shop’s Facebook page.
They Needed Their Vapes
Customers had been trying to get their vapes all morning, but the shop was closed!
No Money Coming In
Even other employees were tagging the FB page and texting OP. They had shown up for work, but the shop was still locked.
They couldn’t open up the place no matter how hard they tried!
No Answer
OP of course called his new manager, but no answer. She didn’t respond to texts, either.
Back to the Grind
In the meantime, OP made his way to the store and opened up, more than three hours late, and with a ton of business lost.
Too Little, Too Late
Finally, an hour before what should have been the end of the new manager’s shift, she called OP.
She Needed a Break
OP asked her if she was OK, and the employee said she decided she needed to take a mental health day. So she did.
Some Notice Would Have Been Nice
OP understood the need for self-care, so he stayed calm. He did ask his employee why she didn’t call to let him know she wouldn’t be in, though.
Not Enough Spoons
That’s when the new manager told her boss she “didn’t have enough spoons in my drawer for that.”
She Had Choices
OP didn’t know what that meant but felt like the employee wasn’t taking responsibility for her mistake. So he gave her a couple of choices.
But They Were Tough Ones
She could go back to her old cashier job. Or she could hit the road. Fired.
He Was Discriminating Against Her
That made the employee really angry, and she accused the shop owner of discriminating against her because she was a woman and was looking after her mental health.
It Was Her Fault
The shop owner told her the entire situation could have been avoided if the employee had just taken a couple of minutes to call him in the first place.
Then he could have opened the store as usual, and the business wouldn’t have suffered.
She Was a Valuable Employee
And besides, he was giving her a chance to keep her job. Even if it was her old job and not the new one.
He Had Second Thoughts
After some time to calm down, OP started to have second thoughts about how he handled the situation.
For one thing, he felt guilty for taking away a new promotion because of a mental health situation the employee couldn’t control.
Business Is Business
But he still has a business to run, and he’s not sure now that the employee can handle opening the shop in the morning.
For the most part, Redditors support OP’s actions, saying that the employee should have called him right away. A few throw some of the blame back on the shop owner.
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