Being Fired

[countrygirl12]

I may have asked this question before but can't remember.  The topic came up at work the other day and I wanted to get your alls opinion.  Do you think it is right for a boss to know they are going to fire someone but wait until the end of the day and then fire them because they need them to work that day?  Seems to me if you are going to get rid of them you should do it immediately when you decide that is the action you are taking.  In my opinion it is wrong to have them work all day then call them in and fire them.  A couple of co-workers said that is what they would do.

What do you think?

[missplaymate618]

When I did work the boss always waited until the end of the day to fire that person. And I would think that was so rude because they just busted their butt for 8hrs and then just let them go. If I was a boss and had to fire someone I would do it as soon as they got to work.

[Nancy5]

Where I worked all people fired were nade to work most of the day, then got the news.  I can't ever remember anyone losing their job in the morning.

[BATISTAGIRL663]

i think this is the norm to work that day and then not come back --i would hope tho that there is a good reason for firing the person if they needed them to work that day then why not tomorrow??

[hitch0403]

I think it would depend on the seriousness why they were being terminated.

If it was very serious i think it should be addressed immediately when day starts.

If they were just being laid off,maybe you allow them 1 days pay more,but i can agree with first thing in morning on all accounts.

It just might take someone who has to do dirty work to muster up courage to do this as well especially if its a sudden lay-off where the employee is going to be very hurt.

[lbeery]

The reason they do this is so the rest of the staff will work all day.....firing a co worker is disruptive because people are people and every one will have an opinion.  They usually do it on a Friday too.

[patti4me]

We used to be in business and did a lot of hiring but not too much firing.  I can only recall twice when we fired someone; once a delivery person for stealing money from the coke machine and once an office worker who stole $200.  The delivery person was fired on the spot but we kept the office worker most of the day so we could get to a time of day when she would count her money drawer. (I had spot-checked her money drawer the evening before when I was working late and knew it was short)  She said she was only borrowing it and intended to pay it back.  She signed a confession (so we would not be penalized for unlawfully terminating her)and left.  We paid her up to the time she left that day.

[autumnsparklemom]

I agree, very wrong. It needs to be done by phone or when the individual arrives.

[kimber62372]

It all depends at how you look at it. Maybe he feels sorry for that person and wanted them to get a full days pay before he let them go. Or maybe he wanted to be a d-bag and let them work until the very end and gave them the bad news. It could have been malicious or not, depending on what grounds the boss needed to fire them for.

[pkrahmer]

I have never been fired but have been laid off several times
Only once was I let go a the end of day with no prior warning.
There is a big difference if someone is being fired. They have done something wrong
Each case is different and it actually to be dangerous for a company to fire someone these days.
It might be better to have them work a full day before firing them.

[Penwoir]

Yes I can see your point, that is rather sending out contradictory messages because on the one hand, you want to get rid of the employee, but on the other hand, you don't want rid of them quite yet. I have never known this happen before. When I've worked for a company that wanted rid of somebody, they always called them into the meeting room as soon as all decision makers had arrived. That's it, by 10am, they were gone!

[killers2]

I haven't gotten fired but I;'m sure they've wanted to a few times!

[countrygirl12]

I agree, very wrong. It needs to be done by phone or when the individual arrives.

I disagree.  Firing over the phone is wrong.  I just think that whatever the offense is when ever you make that decision then fire them right then.  Not use them because you can't do without them and then fire them.

[countrygirl12]

It all depends at how you look at it. Maybe he feels sorry for that person and wanted them to get a full days pay before he let them go. Or maybe he wanted to be a d-bag and let them work until the very end and gave them the bad news. It could have been malicious or not, depending on what grounds the boss needed to fire them for.

If he felt sorry for them then they could most likely work something out or use some other punishment.

[countrygirl12]

I have never been fired but have been laid off several times
Only once was I let go a the end of day with no prior warning.
There is a big difference if someone is being fired. They have done something wrong
Each case is different and it actually to be dangerous for a company to fire someone these days.
It might be better to have them work a full day before firing them.

Laid off is not the same as being fired.  If you are laid off then most likely you can draw unemployment with no issues.  If you are fired you have to fight for the unemployment if you were fired unjustly.  If it is for theft or something like that then if they can prove it you can't draw.
Like the situation above where she signed a confession.  If she had not signed that then the employer would have to prove the employee actually stole the money.  The thing about firing at the end of the day when you knew all day you were going to do it is that is more likely to make someone mad.  And you are right - it is dangerous because people are crazy.  I know of a situation where a man fired an employee for stealing tools.  The next morning he came to work and shot his exboss and killed him.  The specific situation that prompted the question the person was fired based on a lie told by a customer.  But the person was made to work 2 days before they were fired because it was the first of the month and they really needed them.  I just think that is wrong.