Episode 77: Up to Par

I had to do the most difficult thing I have ever done as a boss yesterday.  I had to fire an engineer who was not performing up to par.  The part that was the most difficult was that I had to fire him right before the Christmas holidays.  I really felt like Scrooge, but I knew what I was getting into when I took this job.  The meeting was scheduled to start first thing in the morning because I wanted to get it over with.  However, there was a problem that arose at our our office in New York that I had to deal with.  This put back the meeting for a few hours which only put me on edge even more.   So, at around one Jim came into the office looking extremely uptight.  I think he knew that the writing was on the wall.  He had not been performing well and he had received several warnings regarding his performance.  I told him that I had to let him go and that I wished him the best.  After listening to him tell me his side of the story, he ended with telling me he understood and thanked me for the opportunity.  It was such a weight off my mind to finally have the meeting over and with that I left work early.  On my way home, I decided to treat myself so I stopped at an electronics shop and bought myself a 45 inch LCD TV.  I quickly forgot about the day I had at work.

writing on the wall: the likelihood that something bad will happen

up to par: acceptable level, up to standard

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