Not in large corporations. Typically, this is what happens for full time employees: 1. The manager decides the employee should go. 2. The manager reaches out

Not in large corporations. Typically, this is what happens for full time employees: 1. The manager decides the employee should go. 2. The manager reaches out to the Human Resources department. They explain what the manager has to do to ensure that the employee can be fired without causing the company to get sued. 3. The manager meets with the employee and puts them on a performance improvement plan. Typically, the employee is given goals they must meet to keep their job. The manager documents the employee's performance. The documentation's goal is to ensure that the company can avoid a lawsuit if the employee is fired. 4. PIPs last about 3 months. 5. If the employee meets the goals, the employee is taken off of the PIP and stays on the team. 6. If the employee did not meet the goals, the employee is fired. Note it is a lot of work and this has been going on for decades. There are a few problems with this process: A. Teams are stuck with poor performers because managers cannot quickly get rid of them. B. A lot of time, the employee on the PIP has no chance. The manager wants him gone and unless the employee does an amazing job, that employee will be fired no matter what.