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Originally Posted by clavus
One year ago, I laid out a sales target for him. A year was up, he was 50% under it. Add that to the fact that he seemed to be on a major roll for screwing up. His time was up. I had no patience left.
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And that's exactly why you shouldn't feel bad about it. Only in certain rare circumstances do companies have the right to terminate an employee without some formal processes leading up to termination. The process with my company is pretty straightforward... First, there is a verbal warning by your supervisor. It's a very informal affair where the super tells you exactly what you've been doing that is unacceptable and you are told to fix the problem yourself. Next comes a written warning. The written warning is usually issued a month after the verbal warning and is more serious. It states what you have been doing wrong and gives you a suspense date for fixing the problem. It says very clearly, if the employee does not correct the misconduct by that date they will be up for termination. Finally, if at the end of this process the employee is still screwing up, they get fired and there is stack of paper to justify it.
Any fired employee couldn't possibly not see this coming, and the supervisor shouldn't feel any guilt about doing it. It's perfectly fair to everyone involved...