Don't Do This

The most difficult aspect of managing personnel is when you're faced with tough personnel matters...

Telling an employee that he has a choice:

-  Take a random drug test (which the employee then indicates that he'll fail and therefore will be terminated by company policy)

-  Refuse to take the random drug test and be immediately terminated

-  Resign on the spot

In today's situation, my staff member was a good employee who has had to choose to resign because it was the least damaging to his career.  Sad for my (now former) good employee.  Sad for me.  Lose lose.

The message - If you choose to party a bit too hearty, you may pay a hefty price.  Don't do this.