I have a bit of a conundrum. I have had an employee for close to 2 and a half years. He had been what any boss could want in an employee. He has been on top of everything. He has done everything I ask him to and then some. This employee is also a schizophrenic and has a slew of other mental health problems. I knew this going in as we are also friends and he lives on my property,Friends until recently. I’m unsure what has happened but as of late his mental health has been rapidly declining. Such as he use to show up at the store early, clean without being asked, give me contact info for vendors. Now the only things I have him do are clean and file. All the thing he use to do before, he started not doing or doing a very poor job. He also has completely made it to where I had to redo inventory because it was so wrong. I have lost money sleep clients and sanity because of this drastic change. But one of the reasons that I hired him was because not alot of people would because of mental heath issues. I’m now at a point that I understand that people have challenges and I feel guilty at the thought of firing him because where else will he go. I’m the only job in the area that would hire him give him the breaks he needs and be as patience as I have been. And I know this for a fact I’m the only job he’s had that has accommodated him. I’m at a place where I have given him several chances to fix and adjust and he has not done so consistently. He does better for a few days or matey even a few days but always ends up back in the same place. So now I’m in this place where he’s unpleasant to be around and I don’t know if I would be doing the right thing by firing him. I don’t what to be unethical or a shitty person by firing him. Would I be the asshole if I fired him?

  • WalkingTall1986@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    This is your friend. Take him for coffee ask him whats changed or whats going on for him you may be the trigger point for the behavior change be open to his answers and listen. If it doesnt have an impact and you cannot reconnect over it tell him whats going on for you show him a personal p&l let him know hes been a big help in the past and you appreciate him. Let him know if the role doesnt interest him anymore you can still be friends and that you dont want to formally document him out of the job but cant afford the negative consequences." …moving forward we have to follow the progressive discipline system to the letter,(this means write ups down the line to termination) " if we can be in this together and do it amazing"" if youd rather not thats amazing to if youve decided parting ways is a better idea at this point i get it and it makes sense" if you can sit on it for a couple days let him know that he can have a couple of days off before he makes his decision and your happy to revisit it then. Good luck this is a shit spot for you both to be in.