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Workplace Dilemmas: Manager Fires Employee After Mother's Death; Colleague Set Up to Fail

Alison Green examines whether a manager who terminated an employee after his mother's death remains fit to lead, while another case reveals a boss covering up poor decision-making.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 2 Nov 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 2 Nov 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 2 November at 07:30 UTC; Inc. followed 7h 00m later. The most recent article, from Inc., appeared on 2 November at 14:30 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.theregister.com, Inc..

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  1. My Manager Fired an Employee the Day After His Mother Died. Should He Still Be a Manager? Inc.
  2. Manager threatened to fire a colleague, then gave them a critical task – which they flubbed www.theregister.com

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