CAPSLOCK CROOK Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 You need to cut contact with this individual immediately, were there any witnesses when he told you to f off? he can say whatever the hell he wants or needs, through text or otherwise, but you are a business owner, formerly his boss, he is probably trying to put you into a spot where you could say something to him that would support whatever BS point of view he is trying to establish to create a precedence that he was let go unfairly. He may show up to your workplace with a camera or he may be in contact with other employee's. If I were you, I would establish a precedence yourself by taking any further communication you receive from him to the police, so that it can be at least documented and if it escalates from there, you can restraint. Link to post Share on other sites
Ellener Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 7 hours ago, CloudyHead said: I felt bad terminating him but no longer. well, forget about it now. He's obviously acting out some issues. So long as you feel like you behaved with integrity that's all that matters. Can't change what someone else does. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Caauug Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/12/2020 at 10:25 PM, ChatroomHero said: People are crazy. I'd just not reply. You can' t really say anything negative because technically he could sue you and being as off as he seems, probably would regardless if he doesn't get the job whether or not they even call you...if they call you can really go one of two ways. Say he was fine as an employee and you had no issues with him (assuming other than him looking for a new job he was an ok worker), or else if he was not good and a liability just answer every question they have with something lke, "Well, I can confirm he was employed here from XX/XXXX to YY/YYYY" and leave it at that. After the texts, I'd probably go with option #2. Same as here, you can not give a bad reference. For an employee that was not good, I normally say "No comment" to any of there questions and the only one I will answer is: Would you hire him again? That question is about me and what I would do, not about the employee as such.... It gets the message across with a simple "No" answer. A pervious work mate that I have known for close to 20 years had a personality conflict with his cross mate that became his supervisor. He applied for a job at a different employer, they called his old supervisor for a reference, his old supervisor was not listed as a reference. To this day he can not get a job there, company name changed 4 times, totally different people in the HR dept. his old supervisor has moved on a few different places. but they keep his name on record with a do not hire flag because for that one call... I wonder where else he is blacklisted.... Link to post Share on other sites
preraph Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I think he was hoping to get fired so he could collect unemployment, honestly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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