in the US, employment is at will. when you hire a problem, at the 90 day point you should see that it is a problem. take action, give 2 weeks severance, move

in the US, employment is at will. when you hire a problem, at the 90 day point you should see that it is a problem. take action, give 2 weeks severance, move on. both sides. now, someone that turns into a problem after 5 years, that's on you. they weren't bad when you hired them, you made them that way.