Hired a girl because she was hot then had to fire her.
Happened a few months ago and I still feel awful. She was a customer, absolutely gorgeous and wanted a job, so I gave her an interview.
It’s an entry level job you don’t even need much qualifications, it’s basically retail, there’s a little more too it than your average retail job, but still not too difficult.
The interview didn’t go great, she hadn’t been able to hold a job for more than a few months but I hired her anyway.
Tried to reason that I’d give her a shot but regretted it as soon I mailed her her welcome letter. So many red flags that I honestly ignored because she was pretty.
It was bad, I kept her around for three weeks hoping she would improve, but she was a total airhead, nothing was sticking. Everyday my staff was telling me to get rid of her. We have a short probation period and then it’s next to impossible to get rid of an employee.
I’ve let people go during the probation period before but this poor girl was different. She was trying so hard but failing. She had a great attitude, always on time. She was just so happy and grateful to be there but could not do the job.
It’s just always so sad to see someone try so hard and fail, like I said it’s not a difficult job but she couldn’t do it and I was 90% sure when I hired her she couldn’t.
It’s never nice to be let go but I could see this poor girls soul leave her body when I did. I felt like I broke her, I could hear her crying as she walked out of the store and down the street even.
I didn’t need to put her through that, I’ve been doing this job for 20 years and never hired someone for looks. I could have spared her that pain and said no during the interview like I would have any other person.