Short transcript from a Mike Andes YouTube video discussing dismissing an employee for serious misconduct: stealing a company truck, lying about work (falsely claiming to have cut properties), and being confronted by management and police. Two speakers reflect on the employee's prior performance, the repeated opportunities given, and the decision to terminate.
We had to let somebody go last week. He jumped in a truck and stole it and we had to go recover the truck. I gave him an opportunity after opportunity after opportunity, like, you know, hey, like, what happened Friday?
We thought he was a decent worker, and I think for the most part he was until we figured out that he was essentially lying about cutting properties.
I Talked to all 15 employees at the shop over there. None of them heard you there. And your crewmate told me that you guys just drove right by it. Like, I have to let you go. I can't have somebody that's going to be on it here jumps in a truck, takes off and, like, I'm out here talking with the police and he called me and says, I know I left your truck over here, you know, come get it. And I hung up. Like, how do you, how do you deal with stuff like that?
