Had to fire my best worker today
This guy worked for me for 8 years and he got caught stealing supplies and lying about it. It broke my heart but I had to let him go. I sat with him and explained why clearly, gave him his final paycheck, and told him he could use me as a reference if he got his act together. A real man does the hard thing when it's right not the easy thing. Lost a friend that day but kept my integrity.
This is one of the hardest parts of being a boss and a dad. You know what it's like to have to provide for your family but you also can't let someone take advantage of you. You made the right call even though it sucks.