On second thought, make that "Double Oopsie".
Tate: “I may not be perfect. I may not always be right. But I am always the boss. You’re fired!”
It sounded like the meeting was opened with a prayer...which is his right....and yours not to pray if you dont want to.
He didnt insult his workers, they were insulted by the truth of their actions. Violating the contract they signed, by doing the things they did....and getting caught...Thats STUPID and you are an IDIOT if you think the boss will still want you working for him without some form of contrition.
Some employers still actually put value in loyalty and a good work ethic.
Life aint fair.
We Christians are just broken down sinners and hypocrites that sometimes admit that they are.
He is the business owner. He can (should be allowed to) hire or fire who he chooses for any reason he chooses. His customer base will decide his success or failure.
Hear that people? Not just negative, but MEGA-tive!!!
The guy sounds a lot like Jim Jones.....always good to rant in the name of the Lord
WHat is a “Christian publishing firm “..?.
Is that some form of church?...
I suspect the term “christian” is used like a toupee......
Does God own this business or someone else?..
The whole conversation is very queer..
“If you work for a man, in Heaven’s name work for him. If he pays wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him, speak well of him, think well of him, and stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man, I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of his time, but all of his time. I would give an undivided service or none. If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn, and eternally disparage, why, resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart’s content. But, I pray you, so long as you are a part of an institution, do not condemn it. Not that you will injure the institution – not that – but when you disparage the concern of which you are a part, you disparage yourself.”
Elbert Hubbard
It’s his company. Like the saying goes, unless your name is on the building, you can be replaced. But I think it takes a special kind of brass to bow your head for a prayer calling for reasonable decisions and then summarily can an eighth of the company because you can’t figure out which one of them questioned your personnel decisions.
I listened to quite a bit of the tape. I could be wrong, but I suspect that the subtext to all of this is an incapable son who inherited the family business from a well-respected parent. See it all the time in my industry.
It sounds like a few people were out of line - or at the very least stupid - but I have a bit of a problem with the martyr talk - I’ve tried so hard to . . . and the I’m firing 25 since no one has come forward. To me, he sounds like a paranoid control freak.
As someone else said, it’s his business. I suspect he won’t have it very long, however, with those management/people skills.