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> "There's a big difference between McJob and software development." Yes and no. The basics are the same: you need to document responsibilities, goals and per
by roc 15y ago
> "There's a big difference between McJob and software development."
Yes and no. The basics are the same: you need to document responsibilities, goals and performance. Document performance that doesn't meet the goals. Document some sort of plan by which you try to help the underperforming employee meet their goals and then document their continuing performance.
Is it potentially cheaper to just pay a modest severance or unemployment insurance? Quite possibly.
But documenting performance is not voodoo and the fact that just paying a modest severance or unemployment is cheaper than documenting performance rather undercuts the assertion that unemployment costs are onerous.
- westicle 15y agoNot to mention fairer on the employee. Not everyone is a self-starter or "rockstar". Failing to document clear responsibilities and goals and then measure performance against those goals shortchanges you and them. This may be an unpopular sentiment around HN circles, but just expecting every employee to "get it" and not having a consistent process to deal with underperformance (which can have many different and often addressable causes) is a crappy way to treat employees in my view.