Terminating an Employee
In class we discussed how to deal with unproductive employees. I related my own personal experience while employed in the restaurant that I worked in as a line cook. One waitress was particularly ineffective as an employee and engaged in inappropriate behavior on the job site. The owner of the restaurant consulted both myself and the head server to gauge how best to deal with this situation. After making repeated warnings to the employee, it was decided it would be best to fire her. Both myself and two other employees (the next senior line cook and floor manager) accompanied me while I informed her that management could not put up with her behavior anymore, and she was thus terminated.
While it was hard to tell someone that they are being fired, in this case, it was appropriate given the employees behavior. Also, it was good to have multiple people there in order to ensure no one could claim any wrongdoing on any of the employees involved.
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