Imagine being faced with the choice between your beloved pet and your job. That’s the situation one employee found herself in after her manager threatened to fire her if she didn’t surrender her pet fox. The furry friend was causing some serious issues at work, including tardiness and a lingering smell. So, was the manager’s ultimatum heartless or justified? Let’s dive into the story and find out.
Meet the Fox-Loving Employee
A Legal and Adorable Addition
Attendance Issues Arise ⏰
Excuses, Excuses
A Talk About Tardiness ⌛
A Smelly Situation
The Pee Incident
An Unbearable Odor
A Frustrating Escalation
No Improvement in Sight
The Heartless Ultimatum?
Tears and Accusations
A Guilty Manager?
Pet Fox Dilemma: Heartless or Justified?
The manager’s ultimatum left the employee in tears, accusing them of being heartless and unappreciative. The manager, feeling guilty, wonders if they handled the situation correctly. Was it too harsh to threaten termination over a pet fox, or were they justified in addressing the ongoing attendance and hygiene issues? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this furry predicament…
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Employee’s pet fox causing hygiene issues, NTA recommends discipline/termination.
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Suggestion to work remotely due to pandemic, reasonable compromise
Commenter suggests mental health evaluation for employee with pet fox
Debate over legality of pet fox ownership and job hygiene requirements.
Hygiene over pets – NTA comment justifies employee termination
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Employee’s pet fox causes hygiene issues at work – NTA.
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Employee’s unclean pet fox causing issues at work, NTA suggests termination.
Employee’s pet fox causing hygiene issues, HR intervention recommended
HR’s absence is no laughing matter
Compassionate but firm approach needed for employee’s pet fox
Employee has been slacking, but firing over pet fox unfair
Foxes as pets? NTA says they’re smelly and destructive
Fox pee smell is hard to get rid of, even with washing.
Proper fox care is important, NTA for enforcing rules
Employee’s pet fox causing issues at work, NTA for considering termination
Focus on hygiene and attendance, not the pet fox
Keeping a wild animal as a pet kind of sucks
Employee not at fault but legal action possible ⚖️
