Man Asks The Internet If He Was Wrong For Telling His Employee She Can Choose Between Demotion And Termination After She Screwed Up Badly

Finding a good job is hard, but if you ask business owners, they will say the same about workers. They will say that finding good employees is one of the largest challenges businesses are facing these days.

So, are there just bad jobs and bad employees out there? One business owner asked the internet to help him figure out if he was wrong or right for giving an employee the option to choose between demotion or termination of employment after she screwed up badly.

She was his best cashier, so he promoted her to manager. On her first day in her new position, she didn’t open the store, and the employees couldn’t get in.

There were also many angry customers outside. The new manager didn’t even bother to pick up the phone when the owner called her.

Finally, after many attempts, he was able to get through to her, and her response was that she needed a mental health day off and couldn’t call him because she didn’t feel like it. The owner wasn’t angry because she took the day off – the real problem was that she didn’t bother to notify him.

Times are hard, and businesses are closing left and right. Small businesses need every customer and every sale.

The original post:

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A small business owner had just promoted a cashier, but she messed up big-time on her first day

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He gave her a choice:

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It’s not about gender or mental health here

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Now, about this "spoon thing..."

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Another manager comments that mental health days are very important, but not calling to inform the owner is unacceptable.

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This person emphasized that Peggy didn’t apologize and instead placed blame on the owner

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Again, spoons

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Peggy’s irresponsibility is costing people money

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Major red flag indeed...

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It looks like many people wouldn’t have given her the opportunity to choose

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And some of the people online think Peggy was taking him for a ride

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Calling is common courtesy

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Fair offer

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This business owner emphasizes the need for him to protect himself

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Texting is easy

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People use the spoon metaphor way too much

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Peggy is not cut out to be a manager

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Another NTA verdict coming from a person who deals with similar issues like Peggy

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A person with depression also believes the OP was right

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Peggy chose not to call or send a text

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Managers can’t just not show up for work

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Calling before taking the day off is a must

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So, what do you think about the owner's actions? First, it's clear that Peggy's absence wasn't the issue here – it was her failure to let anyone know that she would take the day off.

But the biggest problem is her total reluctance to take any responsibility. Instead of admitting her own mistake, she started to accuse the owner of being insensitive to her condition and of discriminating against her because of her mental state and gender.

What does gender have to do with this? Did the fact that she is a woman somehow prevent her from picking up the phone?