Judging someone because of a mistake they made is not really fair. You can't expect people to never make any mistakes. We are all humans, and a misstep here and there is bound to happen to every single one of us. How we view mistakes, learn from them, and try to fix them is what others should judge.
When someone is unable even to recognize their fault, we tend to criticize them for it. Grown adults should be able to look a mistake in the eye and admit they are to blame for it. Furthermore, we expect people to do what they can to fix the problem they caused by making the mistake. Even if they fail, it's the thought that matters; it is the attempt to right a wrong that proves that people can do better.
Which is why, when the HR agency in the story below made a mistake, the employee wasn't quick to judge them for it and waited to see how they would handle the aftermath.
It all started when this employee put in a time-off request for July and noticed that it took a long time for it to be acknowledged. Still, since the employee had enough documentation for the vacation request, they took the time off with their boss's approval and returned to work immediately after. However, the day the employee came back, they noticed that their card wasn't working, and no one could figure out the issue. Checking their email, the employee found out that they had been fired because HR forgot to enter their time off in the system, which led the agency to believe the employee was simply missing days of work without approval.
With no one able to address the mistake, the employee had to pack up and leave. However, it wasn't long before the agency called them to own up to their mistake and asked them to come back to work. Should the employee comply, or is that mistake too grave to forgive? Scroll down to find out more.