How do you feel terminating people?

I would say that as long as you do your job with humanity, then you are doing OK. Everyone has their own set of skills and ways of working. If you are hiring the people that you have to fire and it happens a lot, then I think you need to look at your recruitment, training and motivational programs. People - most people - will only do their best if they are properly motivated and that, basically, is the responsibility of their management. There are a few who will never do as well as they might but you should be able to spot those a mile off at the interview and induction process. Rather than saying 'it's hardly my fault that these people did not do their best', it would be better to first be self-critical about why you chose those people in the first place. The occasional mistake in recruitment is understandable and one doesn't learn a person's skill set and strengths in a half hour interview. Different people naturally fill different roles in a team and a really strong team is one where each person in it is allowed to contribute in the way they are most naturally suited. It must, of course, be a balanced team. If you have a pack of leaders and no idea-people or actioners, you are going to run into trouble pretty quickly. If you don't already know team theory and the roles that people play, it would be not a bad idea to read up on it.

Maybe, they did do their best, but the company expected more. Everyone is different. example, I like to run, but I can not run as fast as a sprinter, so does that mean I can not run again, because I was not as good as the other person, even though I did my best? I am just using that as an example. Sometimes people are working to the best of their ability, but they may not be as fast as the next person, even if they are giving it their all. I know with your job you have to do what you have to do. I do not hate you because you have to do your job as well. Just trying to make a point that all people are different. Just like in school, there are some people who are smarter than others, they can catch on faster, but that shouldn't mean that the slower person should not graduate. I'm not talking about someone who has failed all their classes, those are the one's that are not trying. These are just examples. have a good day.

Having been a retail manager before and running stores, I have had the "unpleasent" taks of letting people go. It's not fun, but there are many times that it really is necessary. I've done it with people who were not performing well in their job, and I've also done it because of holiday/seasonal workers. If I were in your position, it is your job. I wouldn't take it personal, nor would I view it as such. It's your job, what you are there to do, much like they are there to do a job that they are not performing or doing well. Be easy in your mind. Good luck!

I agree that it has to be done, companys can lose money big time if everybody everybody brought their emotions to work. I wouldnt want to be the person who had to do it though

Well it is kind of sad, but it has to be done to make room for employees who will work harder. It is the employee's fault that their work lagged. If they had better work habits they would keep their job. I think it's common sense.

I do think that the decisions you are making is fair one because you hire people who are not just good enough for the job then it would mean liability for the company and if they continue to work for the company and they caused some really big bad issues on the company then you would be the one to be blamed by the one that is positioned on higher level like you because you let someone that is not capable to do a work that he cannot perform on a regular basis.Hope you liked my response and a happy weekend to you too.

I would not like to do it, but if the employee was slack in his work habits, and did not do his best, he should be fired. Ideally he should come to me and say "I am sorry, I do not have the skills to do this job, could you put me down on a job that I can do in your company" then I will put him in a less skilled occupation or just a regular job. It is up to the employee to see that he is able to perform and if he is not and refuses to step down he should either quit or be terminated.

it will never be easy firing people especially those who really needs the job but of course if they are not doing their best then thats a different issue. Happy mylotting!

I think that anyone who is not doing well with his job deserves a chance to try another job. I don't see it as terminating someone but rather as providing someone with the chance to find a better job, one that he will do well. Cheers!!

If you are termitating only the workers who don´t work - I think you are doing a good job. Why am I writing this? Working in a team of eight, where 3 are doing mostly nothing and a boss who doesn´t care, I think you are doing a great job. So if you are only firing those lazy stuff, it is super for me. Don`t get me wrong, I am not blaming anybody who has handikaps that keeps him working in a lower level. I only set a point to these who are just having a fine day at the work without nearly working.

I think the 2 major responsibilities for the recruiting personnnel in the the HR department is to hire compentent candidates and kick off the unqualified staffs. To be quite frank, from my observation, HR department is not a final decision maker in the process of hiring and firing in most cases, it usually plays an important role in the screening off unqualified candidates and putting the most suitable potential applicants on the shortlist for the company, but it is the hiring department who decide whether this man is what they really needed or not. Also as for the firing, the situation is quite similar, HR just executes other departments' decision. They are more or less like executive persons, not a decision maker. In summary, you should not feel guilty about that it is you who announce the company decides to terminate the contract with he/she.

hi, your situation is very sensitive and you have to do that for the company. Its not your mistake nor you donot have any personal grudge on anyone. But the thing is terminating people without any notice or without any further training is bad about companies, today we are seeing many companies who hire in large numbers and terminate them very soon. People just think that they have got a nice job, it takes time for some people to improve, but companies are least bothered about this. If a person cannot improve after lots of training, after every measure then it is good to inform him that he will be terminated if he doesnt show any improvement in his performance, but just terminating without any prior information is not good. Even if I was in your position I will have to do the same, but then, would have to feel a lot for doing like that because in many cases people who got terminated generally think that it is you who has done this, if they are positive and think that it is companies rules and regulations that caused his termination that is fine. anyways, dont worry about all these things. all this is part of your job and if you really like it ignore these things and concentrate only on the positive aspect of your job.

Hello Friend, Before we take so hard decision, we also need to know all our fingers are not in same size, means every person talent will not be same like another person. Some people will grab things fast and some may need more time to understand the work. So if you have time to give them proper training, lets try it once. If still you feel they are unfit then no choice, proceed with your decision.

Is it sad to terminate someone? Yes, of course it is. But if we are talking about culling out the ones that do not want to work as good as they could or are expected, then no. The job indusrty today is a shakey place to be standing, no matter what your position is. The competition to keep doors open in a company is harder and harder all the time. Jobs being shipped over seas, down-sizing to make better profits, all contribute to the ever increasing effort to Do Your Best. That isn't to say you are guarenteed any place in your company but... it may help secure you a place when the down-sizing or lay-offs begin. Giving your job 100% isn't always enough these days. Sometimes, sadly, it requires more. When we say it is sad to terminate an employee, I guess for me, it is all about the why. If they just got caught up in a down-sizing, no fault of their own, then I say that IS terribly sad. I feel for them and wish there were better guarentees for security in a workplace.But if you are being terminated because you just didn't work up to your potential or spent the better part of your day at the water fountain well then... You should have worked a little harder. I was you for many, many years and only during a lay off did I feel bad for letting a person go. If they didnt want to work there, I had many, many others that were willing to work to provide a good life for their families. They deaserved that chance. Darrel

Don't be so hard on yourself. I would not hate you if you had to fire me. I know that some people do their best, but just can't do the job they were hired for. That's not your fault. If their resume and interview suggested to you that they were capable and their performance didn't come up to company standards you have to let them go. The company pays you. You have to be loyal to the company or you will be terminated. Not an easy job at all and I don't envy you one little bit.

My Dad has a company, and my brother is kind of like the second i command. Sometimes I got and help them and when they need to fire an employee for x or y reason, there's kind an argument as to who will tell him he need to go =/, It's even more difficult when the reasons are not like the guy is a bad worker but rather other stuff.

Hello there, It really a hard decision to terminate someone and they don't actually sometimes understand it.You might get hatred from them or you might feel sorry for those you terminated.But still that is your duty to make the company stable fit.