First off, he did not decide ‘whether or not the business would open that day.’ He had been there all night. Then after he had waited more than an hour, he finally gave up, locked up and went home.
Do you really think this was the very first time this happened?
And having this happened to me back in the 60’s when I was the assistant manager for a Radio Shack, I’d be willing to bet this was not the first time this had happened. I had a manager who would never show up on time, sometimes not showing up at all. Couldn’t complain. His dad was a big wheel at corporate in Atlanta.
Finally I would just close the store and go to my classes.
So, how long is he suppose to wait? Wanna bet if the manager was ‘sleeping’ through her alarm, she was also sleeping though phone calls.
You are trying to defend a disgruntled employee who should have been fired for what he did. If the manager was a bad manager, then he should be fired too.
It is never acceptable for a line employee to unilaterally decide to close a business and, on top of that, to post a public notice on the door defaming the establishment!