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Re:Ask HN: Firing an employee under a month before vest? by ido on Thursday October 13, 2022 @05:45AM (#33189059) 

    If someone was a bad performer, they team knows it's because of 
    bad performance, but reasons given will be "cost cutting", 
    "personal matters", or "they've moved to a better project."
If I fire someone for bad performance I will absolutely tell the team that's why i fired them. I may not tell people outside the team (I don't want to bad mouth my former employee) but the team deserves the truth.
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Re:Ask HN: Firing an employee under a month before vest? by muzani on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:15PM (#33197155)
When I see someone getting fired for performance, usually the team has been complaining about them (in performance reviews or 1-1). So it's no surprise to the team and the reason isn't given.

When someone has poor but not terrible performance, it's usually accompanied by a second factor (high salary, absence). In that case, the nicer reason is usually given even though we know they were not faring that.

There also tends to be a bit of theatre before someone is fired for bad performance. "Are you sure you fixed the bug?! Give me a video. Which PR? Which line?"

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