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A comment on Ask HN: Should I fire half of my team because their performance is terrible?.

Re:Ask HN: Should I fire half of my team because their perfo... by TWAndrews on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @10:42AM (#1649517)
Do they know that they are in danger of being fired? The prospect of unemployment is definitely something that can focus the mind.

If you haven't given them a clear indication that their performance is unacceptable and that a continuation of said unacceptable performance will get them canned, do so. Hopefully in some of the cases, you'll see an improvement. Others you'll probably have to fire.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I fire half of my team because their perfo... by firingtest on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @10:47AM (#1649536)
Some of them know, couple of them quite new hires who started with a very bad performance (I've no clue how the hell this is possible! - maybe my fault)

Also I openly discussed all these issues and invite them to find a solution all together. So far not going well.

In some cases after being informed of possible serious consequences their performance got back to normal for a month or two then cycle repeated itself. So maybe every 2 months I should remind them that they very close to getting sacked.

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