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>I guess in most companies this would be a no-brainer, but we're a small outfit with a focus on personal development, intrinsic motivation, good climate, and lo

>I guess in most companies this would be a no-brainer, but we're a small outfit with a focus on personal development, intrinsic motivation, good climate, and low turnover. Do you think there is any way to rescue this situation? Or should we make this (perhaps justifiably, after their misleading self-presentation) the first time we let someone go for performance reasons? You have to fire. No hiring process is 100%. It is worse to have them stay. If your organization is unable to fire people because you have 'not firing people' as an objective, you're optimizing for things that aren't advancing the business, and essentially shooting yourselves in the foot.

willmadden 2y ago
No, there is no way to rescue the situation. If you make this sort of weak/poor management process where you tolerate incompetent employees standard, you will end up with a money hemorrhaging, adult daycare facility where all of the performing employees hate you and their job. If you aren't a monopoly, non-profit, or government organization, you'll also be bankrupt in short order.
soneca 2y ago
Not only that, but also not optimizing for the happiness and satisfaction of the people working at the company. In particular those working with this person. Everyone will have a worst work environment to allow one person to get away with not being earnest during the hiring process