First of all, no need to call somebody miserable when they were polite in their comment to begin with. I agree they might not be a weak link, but if a company

First of all, no need to call somebody miserable when they were polite in their comment to begin with. I agree they might not be a weak link, but if a company needs to cut costs and the data shows they're not performing, it makes sense for them to be cut. It's not anything personal -- we're in a tough economic environment and living in a capitalistic society means that this can happen.