I had an employee walk out mid shift on me. He wasn’t an awesome employee or even a good employee but I really like him as a person. I made the mistake of hiring 3 of his friends and when he left 2 others left with him. They were only with me a week or two. They all left for higher paying jobs, which I will never fault anyone for and I will never try to hold anyone back. I knew that the original employee was looking and was in the hiring process but he took back his 2 week notice and told me that the position fell through. No big deal. I have plenty of hours to go around. Fast forward a week and he walked. Now because I knew him as a human and I knew his lifestyle I had a feeling that the new higher paying job wasn’t going to work out I have been expecting his call. Yesterday he called and texted me. It’s been my experience that when people quit a job then come back they usually don’t work out either for the same reason or just because they become resentful of the job. That combined with him walking out mid shift and screwing everyone who works for me over the weekend I don’t even want to deal with this. Here’s my question to you guys… do I rehire him or tell him to pound salt? I’m just wondering how this sub feels about this since I see you guys offering so much advice on not giving a notice and recommending walking out. (Trust me I know about shitty jobs and walking. I’ve done it myself but I’ve never gone back to a place I walked out on. Usually me walking out on someone means it’s unbearable to work for and I never want to work there again)
The only reason this is a question is because the guy is an interesting person with an actual brain in his head and can have intellectual conversations. Thats a rare find in po dunk Pennsylvania. Admittedly that’s probably a reason he’s not going to stay if I do hire him back. The company caps how much I can pay these guys.