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John9362:
Please help me out guys, a worker has been stealing from me.
Normally I would fire the guy right at the time of finding out, this time for some reason I feel confused, undecided. He actually is a great worker and I was about to give him a pay increase (without him even asking for it,) but I suppose he helped himself so perhaps he doesn't really need one. Strange I find myself in this situation, I really am split 50/50 fire him or council him??

Thanks  :( :( :(

Rhys 🕊:
Give him another chance, let him know the consequences if he does it again. He may learn from his lesson. If he doesn't then he's gone

No pay increase for now but if he knew his work was seen as worthy for one then he might keep up the hard work and get the extra money the right way.

You feel confused because there is another way so keep praying about it and you will know what to do

Rhys

Craig:
Fire them, but with the caveat that they might be able to return in a month.  Wait, see what happens.

I had the same thing happen to me, I caught two employees stealing and I fired them.  I told them they were lucky that I did not go to the authorities but I didn't because up until then they were good workers.  The particular business is seasonal and I told them I would entertain them coming back the following season.  One employee, spread rumors and talked bad about me, the other wrote a letter apologizing and when I saw them out and about they were always friendly but apologetic.  Next season you can guess who got hired back and they went on to become one of my best employees and I never worried about them stealing again.

You need to talk to them and see if they open up as to what caused them to do this, but at the same time you need to enforce consequences to their actions or you will lose the respect of your other employees.

Craig

Dennis Vogel:
I agree with Craig, show him the door.

Deborah-Leigh:

You are being guided John9362.

No one can think their way into a better or worse situation. It may appear that following this line or that line leads to different results yet there is a way that seems right and leads to the opposite of what is intended.

You shall do what you shall do and that is okay.

There is only one Provider.

Arc


 

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