So if you have 2 Programmers, One is Single has FIRE plan to early retirement, and expense to income ratio of 25%.. Another programmer has 4 kids, lives pay

So if you have 2 Programmers, One is Single has FIRE plan to early retirement, and expense to income ratio of 25%.. Another programmer has 4 kids, lives pay check to paycheck, and has a wife with a medical condition... The dept has to be downsized by 1 programmer, both programmers have the same income, the single programmer is slightly more productive.. Should the single programmer should be fired over the other because of there personal life situation?