I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

I’ve hired lots, and lots, and lots of people over the last 10 years.

But.

Seriously, this restaurant is the WORST for people showing up for the first day, and even worse for them coming back to actually work a second, third or 25^th day.

On Saturday, a new host started.  He was professional, great attitude, and picked up the nuances of the position right away.

He came back on Sunday and did even better.  

Today, I emailed his schedule for next week.  

Three minutes later he wrote back saying and I quote:

Hello Jeff, I won’t be returning to work at the restaurant.

No explanation.  No excuse.  No signature at the end.

One sentence.

Fuck.  Fuck.  Fuck.

I am back to square one.

I did email him and ask why.  Adam actually suggested I do this to make sure no one had been inappropriate with him, etc.  

He basically said that the drive was too far and that he’d been offered a job closer to his home.

Ugh.

Couldn’t he have figured this out before I interviewed him, trained him, spent money on him

Damn.  

Damn.

Damn.