Boss Wants To Fire Best Employee Due To Her Nasty Period Mood Swings, Seeks Legal Advice Online

"Her last blunder really affected the business"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 9, 2023

Most women of reproductive age have premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which causes many to experience mood swings in the days leading up to their period. And while the majority of women experience menstruation symptoms like irritation, rage, and mood swings on a regular basis, some people experience severe PMS, which may be emotionally crippling.

Some women have wild, uncontrollable mood swings as a result of PMS. They may experience sobbing episodes, angry outbursts, and anxiety attacks all on the same day before returning to a stable emotional state.

It is believed that hormonal changes related to the menstrual cycle (variations in estrogen and progesterone levels) alter women's mood and cause unpleasant emotions like irritation and rage. However, it is well known that women who can regulate their anger in daily life tend to lose it during the premenstrual period.

This is the case in today's story, as the OP talked about a female employer who is very qualified and is probably one of the best employees. But her mood swings were so terrible, as she had occasional outbursts and prolonged periods of silence in annoyance.

She did this to the extent that she spoke rudely to a customer, which would have brought in a bucket load of revenue. The OP called her in angrily and told her she should have known how important that customer was.

The OP has clearly had enough and wants to fire her.

Here's the headline

The OP is an employer in an industry where the employees are very hands on in terms of customer involvement

The OP told her that they understood her predicament but her last blunder really affected the business

Comments came in, in their hundreds and we've gathered a bunch of them for you to read through below

The rest of the world functions perfectly fine for the most part

She is performing poorly at work which is why she's being fired

Going out of your way to be reasonable

It depends on the size of the company and the location

Redditor u/windlabyrinth drops their own opinion:

What's your discipline policy? Give her a few documented write ups for behavior and do not mention anything medical, even when you're talking to her. Whatever excuse or legitimate reason she may or may not have, she's an adult with a job and her performance is the only problem for your business. Keep documenting it and let her go based on whatever protocol your business has for poor performance.

Limiting any topic of conversation with the employees

People are frivolous in terms of law suit all the time

The impact of her behavior is the OP's business

This is still a performance issue that impacts the OP's bottom line

When your hormones start acting erratically, it might get you teary. And you might even get furious extremely easily but some Redditors say that whenever you lose control, it's best to always pause, take a deep breath, and apologize.

You also have to make sure that your apologies are as sincere as they can be - because it's not the customer's fault. So, the employee was wrong, and the OP was declared not the AH.

Maryjane