Firing a Long-Term Employee is Hard — But It’s Necessary. Here’s Why.

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I consulted a client who had to do something they had never done before — they had to cut a long-term employee who had been with the company for over five years. Once an employee has been with a company for that length of time, they have become “family,” which is the equivalent of cutting your “brother or sister.”

Most employees who get to five years of service must have been doing something right during their employment;

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