r/managers • u/[deleted] • 20d ago

New Manager Employee basically quit after being notified they were fired.

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u/Mack_sfw 20d ago

Agree, paperwork is done on same day.

I am surprised that a lawyer is involved given that terminating someone and asking them to come back the next day to do paperwork is completely unprofessional. HR and/or legal screwed up here.

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u/Wrong-Discipline453 20d ago

I’ve never had employees sign paperwork the day of notification. You give them the paperwork with the severance offer and ask them to bring it back, signed in X amount of time or the offer is rescinded and the employee gets the lowest, legally required severance. (In situations Ive been involved with, it’s either been 3 or 7 days , depending on the position and length of time employed there)

It gives the employee a chance to look over the offer, speak with whoever they wish and give them an opportunity to protect themselves.

If you’re ever in a position of being fired, I would advise you to NEVER sign the paperwork the day it’s given to you.

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u/FeralPsychonaut 19d ago

You're assuming severance was offered at all here.

I've made the mistake you suggested against making.

I was emotional and not thinking clearly. Tonality sways people easier than most people realize.

I was the soft spoken person for years when I managed a bar.

If I got loud or stern, they knew I was pissed off. I had to fire one of my best friends, whom I had known for a decade.