"The most difficult decision I had to make in the last two years was firing my pregnant assistant who was a single mother. She was well-liked by her coworkers and patients and was one of the best assistants I had worked with. I had to fire her because she was caught stealing from our patients and a few coworkers, and I could not tolerate that. She cried that she would have no money to support her children and would have trouble finding another job with a criminal history. It was heartbreaking to have to let her go, and I felt sorry for her, but I had to put my patients and staff first."
