Fired my first person today.
Well, I didn’t do the firing; my manager did, but she was on my team and I could’ve made it go either way. If I’d insisted she remain, she’d have still been here, but I didn’t. Hence, I fired her.
I feel bad about the finality of it, but it needed to happen. She was unprofessional, and a drag on the morale of other members of the team. Still, the associated sob story is rough: Two small kids, her husband is a lout, and she was a very personable likable woman.
However, when it comes right down to it, if you’re not producing over a long enough time, something must be done.
Yeah, I still feel bad. :-(