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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 37 MIN

The Art of Firing!

from WDYM What Do You Mean? · host Michael Gillespie

We come back after a long break with a new video setup, then pivot from gaming choices to the real-life choices managers hate making. We tell stories from Chipotle and a senior facility kitchen that reveal how empathy, anger and staffing pressure shape the way we fire people. • switching WDYM from audio-only to video and what the reset means • why Baldur’s Gate 3 feels limitless and why choices matter • learning boundaries through roleplay moments like the portal hand and the vampire reveal • the first hard termination at Chipotle and the emotional fallout • how repeated lateness turns a hard firing into an easy one • hiring friends into a new workplace and handling personality clashes with leadership • firing a no-call no-show while trying to avoid escalation • dealing with broken promises on a two-week notice and the trust damage it causes • how understaffing in culinary and senior living work raises the cost of every decision Text and Talk! Be Apart of the Show!! Text and Talk!!Email me! [email protected]  by Kobeofei via FiverrSeason 2 Artwork: Ishida1694 via Instagram

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We come back after a long break with a new video setup, then pivot from gaming choices to the real-life choices managers hate making. We tell stories from Chipotle and a senior facility kitchen that reveal how empathy, anger and staffing pressure shape the way we fire people. • switching WDYM from audio-only to video and what the reset means • why Baldur’s Gate 3 feels limitless and why choices matter • learning boundaries through roleplay moments like the portal hand and th...

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