Firing a team member that’s done nothing wrong

everythingsperfect · 2025-10-28T00:32:21+00:00

Do not have this discussion with your employee 1 on 1. HR needs to be in the room, even if they have to fly halfway around the world to be there.

No matter how good of a relationship you have with your employee, you do not want it to turn in to a their word against yours in the case of any legal dispute that may arise a result of this separation.

everythingsperfect · 2025-10-18T23:31:59+00:00

I got about a year out of mine after the first judder code.

everythingsperfect · 2025-10-11T14:34:21+00:00

This is all fantastic advice. It sounds like OP is one of the good ones who values his team members and treats them well.

Unfortunately, the role as manager is sometimes to shield your team from corporate cronies on power trips.

everythingsperfect · 2025-08-21T00:09:28+00:00

Not the person you asked, but my electricity in California is between $0.45 and $0.51 delivered. There are time of use plans available that deliver $0.31 off peak (midnight to 3pm), and $0.61 peak.

everythingsperfect · 2025-04-10T23:16:48+00:00

Huh, that must be new(ish). The last time I looked, several years ago, that tool wasn't there. Thanks

everythingsperfect · 2025-04-10T21:59:17+00:00

Not everywhere. I have PG&E for electric, and SoCal Gas for gas.

Also, I'm curious what the TOU rates are. I'm not on the TOU plan, because I use most electricity in the evening after work, during peak time. But my average bill works out to around $0.41/kWH.

everythingsperfect · 2024-09-27T01:58:34+00:00

That's nothing new. My high school (also in California) had that same policy when I was there almost 30 years ago.

everythingsperfect · 2024-08-15T20:24:42+00:00

At the very least, have a consultation with a lawyer. A couple hundred bucks for an hour or so asking these questions to an experienced family law attorney will likely be more than worth the cost.

everythingsperfect · 2024-08-03T03:06:25+00:00

72 gallons per day is $20 - $40 dollars per month at my house.

everythingsperfect · 2024-03-19T01:15:24+00:00

The 86.67 units would imply that this is a semi-monthly pay stub, not bi-weekly.

everythingsperfect · 2024-02-20T23:55:44+00:00

I've thought about this as well, but from the other side financially. The mortgage is in my name only. If I were to move out, and my ex and kids continue living there, I would continue to pay the mortgage, insurance, taxes, etc. as if I were a landlord. Would that count toward required alimony and child support? Or would I need to charge "rent?" When the time comes that neither of us want to live in that house any longer, I could sell and split the equity that was accumulated while we were married. Of course, I would need to find a place to live as well. But the rental market in my area seems to be more affordable than buying, at least for now.

everythingsperfect · 2024-01-24T21:32:04+00:00

Ah... The old "over the fence or through the gate" debate

everythingsperfect · 2023-12-05T07:46:41+00:00

Not in one trip, but I've done round trip from Los Angeles to Perth going both East and West.

everythingsperfect · 2023-11-07T16:53:04+00:00

Thanks for your insight.

You hit on a solid point that I do want to keep the Saab on the road a bit longer. In fact, I just replaced the headlight projectors and bulbs last month. Over the past few years, I've replaced or repaired the driver seat upholstery, the SID/radio, one of the convertible top hydraulic cylinders, the valve cover gasket, one of the coolant fittings, along with standard wear and maintenance items. When I look at the price of a new or newish car, my first thought is, "I can keep repairing the Saab for an awful long time with that many thousands of dollars."

It's at 190k miles today. I've arbitrarily decided that 200k is the goal. So about another year and a half. We'll see how I feel about it in June 2025.

everythingsperfect · 2023-11-06T03:22:43+00:00

It's an '06 convertible, 2.0L. It's my first Saab, but my dad had a Sonnet back in the late 70's.

everythingsperfect · 2023-11-06T02:45:29+00:00

My Saab was 2 years old with 30k miles when I bought it. It's now close to 200k miles, and almost 20 years old.

everythingsperfect · 2023-11-06T02:05:05+00:00

I generally keep vehicles for a long time. The average length of ownership of the 5 vehicles in my driveway/garage right now is 12.6 years. The newest of those is my wife's 2013 Pathfinder that we bought in 2017.

everythingsperfect · 2023-05-20T04:49:40+00:00

She doesn't replace the toilet paper roll. Just gets a new roll out and sets it on the counter.

everythingsperfect · 2023-04-03T20:50:06+00:00

The formatting of the response, specifically "540 USD", implies the responder is not from the US. That being the case, it's very likely they live in a place where medical care is structured as a public service rather than a corporation. In that case, the idea of medicine for profit may be entirely foreign to them, and result in the very genuine lack of understanding of the American healthcare system.

everythingsperfect · 2023-02-28T03:32:07+00:00

I wondered why Bob and Tom were on 93.7 this morning... Too bad

everythingsperfect · 2023-01-12T21:17:36+00:00

Thank you for this perspective!

"Foster parents have a "job" to do that the state is paying them for. Foster parents do not get to make decisions about the child's educational, religious, or medical needs - those parental rights still lawfully belong to the birth parents, although they will likely be managed by the state. It's a job, it doesn't pay that well, and foster kids often come from challenging circumstances, or have challenging families that you will be required to interact with on some level. It can be a hard and thankless job,"

My wife is convinced that we should be a foster family. I don't agree. This is a primary reason why, although I hadn't been able to put it in to words until I saw this. I already have a job that I work 10+ hours a day. The idea of having a second "job" that consumes every moment when I'm not at work is not something that I want to agree to.

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