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Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche
When I fire someone, I ask them to leave immediately. If they possess any company property (cell phones, equip, etc.), they can pick up their final check when the property is returned. Vehicles are left on the lot and I pay for a cab ride home.
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It sucks, but you absolutely have to do this.
I swear I'm never hiring employees - only consultants. It's such a poor reflection on management/ownership when a company has to cut someone. I don't think I could stomach the self-guilt of knowing it was my poor planning or screwup that cost someone else their job/livelihood/income and potentially might be putting them and their family out on the street. Plus (from a somewhat selfish standpoint) W2 employees are huge recurring overhead expenses (to say nothing about dealing with associated drama). Temps, independent contractors or consultants are expensive in the short run, but I think pencil out long-term (and can be "cut" or let go at the end of a project with no hard feelings or guilt, and tend to be professional because they don't have time to get in a comfort zone and start screwing off/testing the limits).