u/analogthought

Had been hired as GM and worked with maybe the absolute worst staff I’ve ever been handed. Got through some months of correcting that and finally got things to a better place. While I’ve acquired many grievances along the way (pay vs work expectoration and lack of salary, poor fit in terms of views on good service and taking care of staff and team members as two examples) - I was mostly willing to overlook this. Until a problem employee sent me multiple messages complaining about the schedule she feels entitled to ending with “I’m not coming tomorrow, I’m going to a job fair.” I wished her the best and removed her from the schedule. Now because she can’t go to work at another of our locations like she thought she could (this was her plan because a previous problem coworker was moved to another location)- they’re telling me to put her back on the schedule because she’s claiming she didn’t mean she quit. So I resigned. I’ve gathered a few hard lines in the sand over the years- and a total lack of support and backing by upper management is one of them. It sets a precedent for other staff that they can do this too without repercussion. My area manager said they’ll performance her out asap - to which I said “oh but, retaliation… so good luck with that.” I’m told I’m a little too uptight - but I’ve been down that road before and it never ends well.