We fired a new guy after the first week.

He was late 3 times the first week, ate other peoples food from the refridgerator, and was caught smoking weed in the bathroom. His Mom called and asked "Why did you fire my son!?!?"

In response to this post by ElbertoHokie

Posted: 01/10/2018 at 9:24PM

Get to give one of my employees the old heave ho tomorrow -- ElbertoHokie 01/10/2018 5:23PM

Love these stories. It’s like an episode of -- YardBird 01/11/2018 09:09AM

Interviewed a young lady for an engineering designer position at request of -- The Bear 01/11/2018 08:43AM

Shun! ** -- EDGEMAN 01/11/2018 10:48AM

Call in the Bobs for backup ** -- LonghornHokie 01/11/2018 12:14AM

Oops i didn't see the post below about him not coming in ** -- HokieNLot11 01/10/2018 10:46PM

I always had another member of staff with me when I did that and please -- HokieNLot11 01/10/2018 10:45PM

Will have the supervisor there. The HR guy will be over the phone on it. -- ElbertoHokie 01/11/2018 08:24AM

Why let him back? ** -- MEHOKIE 01/10/2018 10:09PM

I'm not. He's suspended right now. Will let him know he won't ever need -- ElbertoHokie 01/10/2018 10:20PM

He cussed you out? Meh, grow a pair. -- Naelbis 01/10/2018 9:50PM

Threatened physical harm? Meh..back in my day that's how... -- MP4VT2004 01/10/2018 11:16PM

Back in the day.... -- radhokie1 01/11/2018 09:23AM

We fired a new guy after the first week. -- MontyPythokie 01/10/2018 9:24PM

The second dozen gets easier. Sort of ** -- budztheman 01/10/2018 9:23PM

If he threatened you,I would -- VTUD 01/10/2018 7:24PM

Fired a guy once for repeatedly being late for work. He had been warned -- MikeVT85 01/10/2018 7:20PM

Maybe he was going to the gym to shower & change. ** -- Hoakie82 01/10/2018 10:57PM

Maybe he was going to the gym to shower & change. -- MikeVT85 01/11/2018 03:34AM

...didn’t want to...felt he owed it to him ** -- chumley 01/10/2018 8:20PM

We find it's always better to fire people on a Friday. -- Coach McGuirk 01/10/2018 6:37PM

Yea, that is my policy ** -- fordham 01/11/2018 11:30AM

IF you have a good HR exit interview. Otherwise they freak out all weekend -- HokieinTampa 01/10/2018 6:58PM

This lady can help! -- UTPr0sim 01/10/2018 6:16PM

A few years ago, I was working late and saw one of our field engineers -- Tafkam Hokie 01/10/2018 6:08PM

Keep things light, ask him “why did the chicken cross the road” -- Betabeachbum 01/10/2018 6:00PM

Or stand next to him and say "everyone with a job take a step forward" -- HokieinTampa 01/10/2018 8:19PM

Please record and post vid to youtube.... thanks ** -- FfxStationHokie 01/10/2018 5:42PM

Didn't you just start there? You're already upsetting the apple cart?? ** -- Nova Hokie 95 01/10/2018 5:27PM

Speaking of apples this place has 2 bad ones. Brothers. -- ElbertoHokie 01/10/2018 6:28PM

Who inspects their maintenance work? -- EDGEMAN 01/11/2018 10:54AM

We all do. The other brother took vacation today. So we're good at least -- ElbertoHokie 01/11/2018 10:55AM

That would be the scariest part of the job...workers with a bad attitude. -- EDGEMAN 01/11/2018 10:58AM

I'm hoping the other brother just quits. Otherwise I'll just have to -- ElbertoHokie 01/11/2018 11:02AM

IS your mine a death trap? ** -- Nova Hokie 95 01/10/2018 7:55PM

No, not at all. Which presents a problem for him. When he does say it is -- ElbertoHokie 01/10/2018 10:23PM

Yup...better be ready for inspection onslaught. -- vthokieq 01/10/2018 7:17PM

Did you deserve it? Was it a learning opportunity? Do you own Kevlar vest? ** -- UberHOKIE 01/10/2018 5:27PM

We fired a new guy after the first week.

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