What it can look like when you don’t dish out discipline consistently

by Christian Schappel

You know the importance of disciplining employees consistently. But do all of your managers? Here’s a powerful reminder for managers of how it can look to a jury when their discipline isn’t consistent. 

Maureen McPadden was a pharmacist at a Seabrook, NH, Walmart for 13 years.

She was fired after misplacing a key to the store’s pharmacy.

McPadden then filed a discrimination lawsuit against Walmart claiming her gender played a role in her termination.

Her reasoning: A male employee had lost his key to the pharmacy, and he didn’t receive the same punishment, according to a report by Reuters.

That little detail left the door open for her lawsuit to be heard by a jury.

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