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It could go the other way too. Employee coasted, did bad work and still gets a generous payout at the end? The team could very well be bitter about it, especia
by zo1 4y ago
It could go the other way too.
Employee coasted, did bad work and still gets a generous payout at the end? The team could very well be bitter about it, especially considering that it's such a small company and they certainly "know" about this employee's issues.
They might figure it out by reading this AskHN too.
Rather pick what you think is fair based on circumstance and let the team know your reasoning. It's your company after all, show leadership and set the standard that you want based on your values.
Edit. The "you" here is directed at the ask hn poster, not the person I'm replying to.
- Arn_Thor 4y agoThe employee spent the time at the firm that it took for the vest to happen. That time is mostly already served. Yanking the promised reward like that does not send a good signal to the rest of the staff. If the employee was so bad they should have fired them long ago, for the sake of the rest of the team if that was a concern. But a month ahead of the vesting? That is a shitty move. In this scenario, the eventual firing is sufficient signal to the rest of the team that the person was not living up to their paycheck.
- HelloNurse 4y agoBeing fired is not a "generous payout"; colleagues will hopefully remember that the company got rid of an underperformer, without being bitter about their stock. The parable of the workers in the vineyard comes to mind. On the other hand, a boss screwing an employee over stock, for any reason, would set a terrible precedent of greed and untrustworthiness.