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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9449171" data-attributes="member: 6796468">It really, really, isn't subjective."Now that I can replace any employee at a whim I'm using that leverage to treat my employees 'differently'. I used to treat them with flexibility and was very employee-friendly. Now? Not so much!"Like. I don't know how to tell you this, friend, but that's the problem. Just treat them with the flexibility and friendliness the entire time and you won't have the issue. Could you squeeze out a higher bottom line by being mean and inflexible? Maybe. Maybe not. But that's how you go from being a good employer to being a toxic one, -fast-.So you mostly get it, yeah. Always look at the former employer and ask "What did they do to have employees react like this" first. Because they had the power in the relationship and used it to push someone so roughly they couldn't remain quiet. Then avoid doing that thing.If there's nothing there, then yeah maybe this particular employee is just a loudmouth who talks crap over nothing or is hard to work with.I have a giant rampaging "Meh" for this tone policing argument."Take it to court or don't say anything!" is a ridiculous standard that relies on the employee having an actionable case and enough money to lawyer up. It -also- ignores that 48 out of 50 states are "At Will Employment" where people get fired without cause so that bosses can discriminate, freely, without ever getting caught since they don't have to list a reason.Anyway... yeah. "Childishness" in this case rings really hollow.We literally had someone in this very thread publicly state they wouldn't hire someone who spoke out about a former employer.Showing that that mindset does exist and that people will say it with their whole chest.</blockquote>

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