[jspthrowaway2]

Threads like this are a nice sampling of the kinds of people you find on Hacker News. I find myself saying "yep, I'd work for you," "not in a million years," and so on. It's fun. Try it.

Hint: Immediate-fire responses are managers who shouldn't have reports. Take notes.

[blisterpeanuts]

You'd rather work for some unassertive, passive-aggressive guy who lets employees betray his trust and just turns the other cheek?

[jspthrowaway2]

I said "immediate-fire", not "fire". Take time to consider all the facts before reacting; reacting quickly is usually a sign of a bad manager.

[blisterpeanuts]

OK, so you'd rather work for a guy who fires the adulterer the next day, not the same day that he finds out he's been poking his wife? Because he's taken 24 hours to "think it over"?

I can understand if the employee was caught stealing petty cash or fudging the time sheets; then you'd want some semblance of due process to gain absolute proof, give him a chance to resign rather than be fired, etc.

But adultery? Confessed adultery?

[jspthrowaway2]

It's not about the proof required to fire him. It's about understanding the situation entirely before reacting. Immediate reactions are usually problematic because emotions are involved, particularly in this case.