Who would you fire?

This is a very good question. I would probably cut company spending to be able to keep people at work. Good economy depends on people working, not unemployment....

once a slacker always a slacker, if he gets fired it;'s on him, and nobody but him. would you want a slacker working for you??? i think not.

I'd let the slacker go! As his supervisor, I've already addressed his issues and tried to work with him to make him a better employee, so it's time to let him go even if we're not trying to cut costs.

If the other guy is just "ok", he's going to need step up now, or else he may find himself being replaced by someone who is better than OK!

I am glad I don't have to make those type of decisions how awful.Well everyone on their merits in this day and age it would have to be the family man who was slacking off although I might ask him why he was slacking off,maybe his wife was ill or one of the kids.I would do this first and then if nothing was wrong I would get rid of him.Why should the single guy suffer if he is doing a good job,after all he probably lives on his own and would find it hard to pay the rent and have no one.The married man could probably collect enough benefit and get help.Plus he would have the added advantage of a partner to see him through.

I think if it was a case of having to fire someone to cut costs i would keep the person who was more productive. It would benefit the compnay more. However i would possibly cut costs otherplaces first and give the person who is slated for being cut..a chance to improve their performance before cutting them.

I can understand the temptation/sympathy for the person with a family however single people also have to have an income...i knowoften here both people in a family work out of the homee so if the person with the family had a second income coming into the family id be feeling more bad for the person who has no one/nothing else.

BUT i will point out im the one right now who has been very irritated by the co-worker who comes into work then sits and plays pc games or reads instead of doing her job...gets paid to do it..leaves a mess for me to clean up comes and goes as she pleases. So i'd be less sympathetic right now to someone who is like her.