Giving people time to improve is nice. It's a balance. If someone could be a good performer but is going through some issues, etc, and with some time or a warni

Giving people time to improve is nice. It's a balance. If someone could be a good performer but is going through some issues, etc, and with some time or a warning or some such thing, return to or become a good performer again, that's a win for everyone. Recruitment is expensive and when corporations can help their employers and their bottom line at the same time, this is a good thing. Unfortunately when you have these sort of blanket policies that are more necessary in large organizations, the guy in a temporary crisis and the person who got hired somehow but can't spell their name get the same treatment. I think the balance is to give enough time that good people who have slipped can get back on track, but not so much that it be too heavily abused by less capable employees who would probably ultimately be happier somewhere more in fitting with their ability.