> try to find something they can competently do I think you're underestimating some second-order terms here: - You saddle a team with someone who is obviously

> try to find something they can competently do I think you're underestimating some second-order terms here: - You saddle a team with someone who is obviously 'unwanted', which can sap that team's morale (plus that person has no relationship with the team) - Putting them in the boring room is really a punishment meant to let other people know that they should quietly go (the NY education department also had 'rubber rooms' for teachers in similar situations) - If your intention is really to get rid of someone, any spent time training them in a new role is literally a waste of time -- you'd rather be training someone else who will be there long term