A number of years ago, I had to let an employee go. I’m not really sure at what point we moved away from using the term “firing” and started using “letting them go.” It almost makes it seem as though we’re scared to call things what they are. Or, saying that we’re letting someone go makes us feel better about our decision because it sounds like we’re opening the front door and releasing them much like we would a butterfly. But, this employee had not been performing well in their job for many months and it was probably a decision...
