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I Can’t Fire Her Just Yet
October 24, 2008
I have continued to let an employee slip, even after multiple interventions, she continues to under perform. The reason I kept people like that around are—its hard to train someone new, the holiday season is coming upon us, etc. Most would say these excuses aren’t good enough to keep a poor performer around. Many small businesses like mine haven’t realized the disproportionate amount of time we spend on poor performers—monitoring them, redoing their work, repairing issues that arise because of their mistakes, and so on. Time costs money so if performance is an issue, you can bet other employees see it too. Instead of wasting valuable time, which could be spent seeking a replacement—which may not be easy but the long-term benefits will be well worth it.
Posted by Shanu Singh Guliani on October 24, 2008 | Comments (0)