> No, but I do expect any reasonably competently run company to figure out that the person they hired isn't actually able to do their job, especially after 7 ye

> No, but I do expect any reasonably competently run company to figure out that the person they hired isn't actually able to do their job, especially after 7 years. Oh, they did. This person probably did not get paid as much as their peers. A great deal of compensation is discretionary. Whether any decision-maker actually stood to benefit from removing this person from their position is another matter, however. Firings seem very uncommon, and layoffs depend on business conditions.