> These are colleagues not children. Using threats will not have a good effect. It's not a threat to fire someone when you pay them money and they don't work a

> These are colleagues not children. Using threats will not have a good effect. It's not a threat to fire someone when you pay them money and they don't work as expected. It's setting a standard. > We (and possible OP) don't know what the employee was going through That's a very fair point. But is it unreasonable to request insight into why the person shifted? Accountability comes at a cost.