Puester wrote:

> >
> > Personally I think this was an extremely effective way of handling it.
> > The situation was handled quietly and efficiently and the results were
> > satisfactory. Now, we could have invaded the meat department and quietly
> > ripped open packages of meat and squeezed every piece of fruit in the
> > produce department but we didn't. I think we made a difference by
> > handling it the way we did.
> >
>
> I would have been happier had they both been fired. "On notice" is a
> wimpy cop out. You can bet an hourly worker wouldn't have received that
> courtesy for a much lesser infraction.

It is not always hiring people for an error in judgement. Problems usually
have to be documented in order to prevent lawsuits for unjust termination.
It is a step in the right direction.