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A small business owner shares their experience with an employee who has been with the company for three years. Throughout this time, the employee’s personal life has been in constant turmoil, leading to frequent requests for time off and apologies for not showing up to work. The business owner has tried to be understanding, but the employee’s continuous threats to quit have pushed them to their limit. Finally, after another emotional outburst, the owner decides to fire the employee. Did they make the right decision?

New Employee’s Personal Upheaval ️

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Frequent Leave Requests

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Emotional Confrontations

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Threats to Quit

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Maternity Leave and More Issues

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Work Blamed for Personal Problems

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Final Straw

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Firing the Employee

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Aware of Mental Health Issues

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Feeling Like a Mother

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Summary: A Tough Decision for a Business Owner

The small business owner has been dealing with an employee whose personal life has been in constant turmoil, leading to frequent leave requests and threats to quit. After three years, the owner has had enough and decides to fire the employee after another emotional outburst. They wonder if they made the right decision, considering the employee’s mental health issues. What do you think? Share your thoughts and reactions below.

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Employer not at fault for firing employee with emotional manipulation

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Firing employee who threatened to quit and funded her for 7 months. NTA

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Boss fires employee after constant threats to quit. NTA.

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Gendered language sparks cringe-worthy replies

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Firing a toxic employee: NTA morally, legal implications unclear

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Employee fired after constant threats to quit. NTA wins.

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Firing a bad employee with personal issues, but letting them take advantage of you, makes you ESH. Other employees suffer and it’s poor leadership.

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Using ‘female’ to refer to a person can be cringeworthy

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Commenter jokes about employee’s work ethic, gets agreement.

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Maturity at work vs personal life, NTA wins.

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Employee’s absence leads to justified criticism and self-awareness.

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Enthusiastic job seeker praises employer’s decision, lands job offer

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Employee’s behavior justified boss’s decision

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Employee receiving pay in lieu of notice

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Productivity over toxicity, NTA for firing unproductive employee

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Fired employee took advantage of employer’s generosity. Hopeful lesson learned.

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NTA. Firing an employee who constantly threatens to quit can improve morale

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Employee taking advantage of employer, NTA for firing.

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Commiserating over difficult coworkers – NTA prevails

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Employee gets fired after threatening to quit, NTA.

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Small business owner faces potential unemployment insurance claims due to lack of written documentation.

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Employee threatened to quit, boss granted wish. NTA

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Setting boundaries early on can prevent future issues.

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Generous severance package earns NTA judgement

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Legal consequences for firing employee due to pregnancy complications

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Sometimes relationships don’t work, even in the workplace. NTA

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Job opening: Boss fires employee, gets complimented by applicant.

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Managing emotions at work: NTA fires overly emotional employee

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Frustration with unproductive coworker causing business harm. NTA

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Commenter agrees with decision to fire employee.

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Commenter criticizes employer’s decision-making and offers blunt advice.

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Small business owner shares experience of letting go toxic employee

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NTA. Boss values business over employee’s mental health

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Frequent absenteeism can be a huge drain on morale and finances

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Asserting ownership rights, commenter supports firing bad employee. NTA

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Employer praised for standing up to entitled employee.

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Lesson learned: Set clear policies and stick to them

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Supportive boss deals with ungrateful employee

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NTA for firing manipulative employee. Advice: seek therapy for yourself.

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Documenting everything can save you from lawsuits.

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Commenter shares NTA opinion, gets called out for word choice

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Employee demands more after 7 months paid leave? NTA

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Commenter calls out favoritism and deems OP the a**hole

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Employee’s behavior finally addressed, fair treatment for all

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Boss fires employee after 7 months off with pay. NTA.

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Employee constantly threatening to quit? NTA for firing her

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Employee’s constant absence causes resentment among coworkers. NTA.

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Firing an employee for health reasons – NTA but handle with care

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NTA boss goes above and beyond for employee, but enough is enough.

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Don’t let your kindness be mistaken for weakness . Stand up for yourself and know your rights .

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Firing an employee after constant threats to quit – NTA

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Employee deserved to be fired. NTA

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No charity here, NTA. First tantrum should have been the last

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Employee’s unprofessional behavior leads to justified termination

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Putting yourself first is hard, but necessary for a business

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Empathetic firing decision made for the benefit of the business

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Generous employer receives praise for firing entitled employee.

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Employee takes advantage of leave, NTA for firing.

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Protect yourself! Document everything in case of wrongful termination claim

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Maternity leave envy

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Employee’s behavior caused unfairness to others. NTA for firing.

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Balancing empathy and business is tough, but NTA here

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