Help dealing with food industry employees

[Soulrize]

This post was motivated by me being flustered. I have an employee who I know isn't a good fit for my business and was here only because she was the previous owner's employee, I have dealt with her shit and racked it up as to being a ------ . I have to show patience and a strong amount of restraint to not fire her. I was taught by my parents (food owner with alot of exp) if your willing to take a second and bite your tongue and think "Do you really want to (there labor intensive job) everyday " and basically is it worth it. Quite literally I know it is almost never worth it unless there making costly mistakes and continue to do so but a lack of respect is not really a real reason to seriously fire an employee I believe, however, should I put a help wanted sign and post for jobs and start asking around for references?

 

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[B. Cole]

It's your business, and your responsibility alone to create the culture within it that you want to see. Don't be held victim by an employee, but do step back and make sure that the problem isn't both of you, or worse, you. Are there other employees that this person brings down? Are they sinking the ship? Or is it just a personality conflict between you and her that you can take steps to correct.

 

[DVU]

If you are not happy with the work by the employee and think you can find a better one, what's stopping you from firing?