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I just want to add that if you fire them before giving them any feedback and a chance to improve you are just as bad.

• baldfat 9y ago
  "No one should ever be surprised when fired." I have unfortunately fired several people and I have always asked if they were surprised. One time someone said "Yes, I am surprised you fired me." I can't even tell you how destructive that was to my team. To be honest that person should never had been surprised nor my leadership team, but it happened and it caused havoc. It took years to fully repair the damage. I think he just really liked the job and didn't want to leave. Also the person ended up going to jail for unethical practices just 18 months later. I actually fired him due to being full of excuses or on the line of disaster and never asking for help.
  • JustSomeNobody 9y ago
    Same goes for the review process. Nobody should ever go into a review not knowing what the results will be. The reviewer should be telling you things they've already covered with you throughout the year on a consistent basis.
    • baldfat 9y ago
      Your right. I could never tell someone in a quick way what a good review looked like and yes Reviews and Firing should never be a surprise. I feel like my wife was 100% surprised by her's and her immediate response is I am leaving. Also for reviews: no subjective remarks without concrete examples in writing. People leave managers and not companies.