217102 40 Business & Finance Management & Business Skills Hiring & Firing true Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:32:23 -0700 /system/videos/0/26/81/23/238126.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, business, work, workplace, job, company, management, skills, firing, fire, someone, employee, staff, lay, laying, off How Not To Fire Somebody http://www.howcast.com/videos/217102-How-Not-To-Fire-Somebody http://www.howcast.com/videos/217102-How-Not-To-Fire-Somebody/edit approved 100 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=217102"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=217102" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 sirrance http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/Picture_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 1186 false false false 81026 0 17 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/17.jpg Come out of left field Never provide constructive criticism to an employee, or alert him to the fact that his performance is below expectations. You’re supposed to write this kind of stuff down and maintain a file on it—but why bother?

]]> 81027 1 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/30.jpg Don’t think When it’s time to give someone the boot, give no thought to what you are going to say, and avoid familiarizing yourself with the chain of events leading up to termination. Be unorganized and uncaring.

]]> 81028 2 41 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/41.jpg Get to the point Come right to the point. Something like “Morning, Tommy. Guess what? YOU’RE FIRED!!!” is a real attention grabber—and says it all. Under no circumstances make eye contact with the condemned.

]]> 81029 3 53 Tip Feel free to take a personal phone call in the middle of the firing—and stay on for at least five minutes.

]]> 81030 4 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/60.jpg Be unhelpful When the employee asks about collecting unemployment, say, “How would I know? I still have a job.” Then chortle.

]]> 81031 5 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/66.jpg Escort him out Escort the ex-employee off the premises in the most conspicuous manner possible.

]]> 81032 6 72 Tip Consider doing the firing over the phone—from the comforts of home, late in the evening, with the TV on, preferably after you’ve mellowed out with a few glasses of wine.

]]> 81033 7 82 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/217102/82.jpg Don’t stop rumors If you start to hear whispers among the staff that the fired worker must have been stealing from the company, don’t bother setting the record straight. It’s not polite to pass judgment.

]]> 81034 8 90 Fact Studies show 70% of people are fired because of personality conflicts.

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