Ep103: Grandma Got Fired, Not Retired - How Trader Joe's learned that Niceness can Backfire

Send us Fan MailGloria worked for Trader Joe's for over 15 years and it was a family affair - with her grandson working at the same store. When a situation arose with her underage grandson and the sale of alcoholic beverages, Trader Joe's offered her the opportunity to retire but then had to terminate her when an email arrived in their inbox with some troubling details. Join Chuck and John in this tale of the importance of consistent policies and documentation. In the HR News segment, the team touches on the following topics and more:Big Update on our book!Upcoming peak of Baby Boomer retirement brings about anticipated worker shortage. What impacts to expect, especially around our employees who are immigrants.GenZ workers are getting terminated at record speed due to poor preparation for workforce.Gender discrimination causing an uptick in lawsuits.NYC trying to introduce a bill that would include taking care of sick pets in company sick time leave.Support the showOur new book...The Ultimate Guide to HR: Checklists Edition is now AVAILABLE! Go to UltimateGuidetoHR.com to Get HR Right: and Avoid Costly Mistakes. Certified and approved for 3 SHRM Recertification Credits.Join the HR Team of One Community on Facebook or visit TeamAtHRstories.com and sign up for emails so you can be the first to know about new things we have coming up.You can also follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @HRstoriesPodcastDon't forget to rate our podcast, it really helps other people find it!Do you have a situation or topic you’d like the team to discuss? Are you interested in having Chuck or John talk to your team or Emcee your event?  You can reach the Team at  [email protected] for suggestions and inquiries.The viewpoints expressed by the characters in the stories are not necessarily that of The Team at HR Stories. The stories are shared to present various, real-world scenarios and share how they were handled by policy and, at times, law. Chuck and John are not lawyers and always recommend working with an employment lawyer to address concerns.