Boss returns fire in shootout at construction site near UT

[WildBill]

I am getting ready to fire someone. This type of event always is a concern. Unfortunately I can't carry in my workplace. The good thing is that the guy I am about to can probably wouldn't know which end of the gun he should be looking at, should he pick one up.

Friday afternoon just before closing. Gives you the weekend for the guy to calm down. Even better if it's a 3 day weekend.

Current thinking is that Monday is much better. That way he can dive right into registering for unemployment and looking for another job instead of drinking, stewing, and working up a real head of steam over a weekend when he can't reach anybody about his job search.

That is what I have read in all of the management books, but I have not seen it happen in real life.

[jmra]

I am getting ready to fire someone. This type of event always is a concern. Unfortunately I can't carry in my workplace. The good thing is that the guy I am about to can probably wouldn't know which end of the gun he should be looking at, should he pick one up.

Friday afternoon just before closing. Gives you the weekend for the guy to calm down. Even better if it's a 3 day weekend.

Current thinking is that Monday is much better. That way he can dive right into registering for unemployment and looking for another job instead of drinking, stewing, and working up a real head of steam over a weekend when he can't reach anybody about his job search.

That is what I have read in all of the management books, but I have not seen it happen in real life.

Would be interesting to look at shootings within the last 20 years and see how long it took fired employees to come back to shoot the place up.

[WildBill]

I am getting ready to fire someone. This type of event always is a concern. Unfortunately I can't carry in my workplace. The good thing is that the guy I am about to can probably wouldn't know which end of the gun he should be looking at, should he pick one up.

Friday afternoon just before closing. Gives you the weekend for the guy to calm down. Even better if it's a 3 day weekend.

Current thinking is that Monday is much better. That way he can dive right into registering for unemployment and looking for another job instead of drinking, stewing, and working up a real head of steam over a weekend when he can't reach anybody about his job search.

That is what I have read in all of the management books, but I have not seen it happen in real life.

Would be interesting to look at shootings within the last 20 years and see how long it took fired employees to come back to shoot the place up.

Here is the one case I am familiar with. It didn't take very long.

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