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> How do I fire an employee? That's right, I don't. It's easy to fire employees in Germany (especially in small shops), e.g. when they steal, are always late,
by atwrk 2y ago
> How do I fire an employee? That's right, I don't.
It's easy to fire employees in Germany (especially in small shops), e.g. when they steal, are always late, are badmouthing colleagues, are talking about company internals, are insolent to customers, deliver bad work, and on and on.
You simply have to follow a defined process (basically at least one written warning for the same thing before firing).
What you can't do is having a Musk style temper tantrum and fire someone at will because you feel like that.
Source: I had to fire multiple people in Germany.
- egorfine 2y ago> What you can't do is having a Musk style temper tantrum and fire someone at will because you feel like that. This is kind of double-sided coin. Like, people are feeling protected and have a sense of security and that's what defines Europe. On the other hand, businesses hands are tied and they cannot scale dynamically as in the US. > follow a defined process And that's the main problem in the EU. There's a process for everything and sometimes it's a burden and limits the abilities to change things.
- kennysoona 2y ago> What you can't do is having a Musk style temper tantrum and fire someone at will because you feel like that. What about if you just don't feel they are a good fit anymore, even if you can't show why based purely on numbers. Is any amount of advance notice sufficient to allow that?
- acdha 2y agoThe problem with “even if you can’t show why” is that it often means wrong gender, race, religion, political affiliation, drinking club, etc. A better question would be whether you could articulate what change you’re looking for and show that this standard was clearly communicated and applied to the entire team.