I did not address the manager becuase this is an article trying to make a folk hero out of a guy who was so mad about being left to run the store an extra hour he aired his dirty laundry in a sign on the front door. Regardless of the managers failings this is a sign of a bad employee. Your assessment of the manager is likely correct but tell me, how many employees do each of you have and what would you do if one of them publicly posted a letter painting your company in a poor light?
For the record, it was someone else's laundry.
RightOnTheBorder is right on the money with that post, everyone. I can’t understand all the folks on this thread making the employee out to be the good guy.
If I were the owner in this situation, my first thoughts would turn to the manager and I would make every effort to find out what was going on in my store. If it turns out that the manager’s OK, then I would sack the employee, but my instincts and experience point to the manager.