> "Some talent might be more attracted to Zynga because they 'deal with the dead wood' in a proactive way." Would you really classify this as "dealing with the

> "Some talent might be more attracted to Zynga because they 'deal with the dead wood' in a proactive way." Would you really classify this as "dealing with the dead wood?" If they were "dealing with the dead wood", I'd expect they would just fire them for being dead wood in the first place and get their unvested options back as a side-effect. Trying to keep the dead wood employed, but scaring them into effectively renegotiating their contracts isn't the sort of "dealing with" that very many people are going to look upon favorably.