← Back to context Comment by hluska 8 years ago Firing should only really be an option when someone doesn't respond well to re-training and education. 2 comments hluska Reply sillysaurus3 8 years ago It's hard to imagine a startup allowing themselves to die because they're trying to patiently re-train and educate someone.I know startups are a limit case, but we didn't bother to make those sorts of distinctions for this article, so it's worth considering. lmm 8 years ago If the startup is large enough to have employees who can be fired then it's large enough to train/educate them. 5 whys may be too many for a small startup but 1 is certainly too few.
sillysaurus3 8 years ago It's hard to imagine a startup allowing themselves to die because they're trying to patiently re-train and educate someone.I know startups are a limit case, but we didn't bother to make those sorts of distinctions for this article, so it's worth considering. lmm 8 years ago If the startup is large enough to have employees who can be fired then it's large enough to train/educate them. 5 whys may be too many for a small startup but 1 is certainly too few.
lmm 8 years ago If the startup is large enough to have employees who can be fired then it's large enough to train/educate them. 5 whys may be too many for a small startup but 1 is certainly too few.
It's hard to imagine a startup allowing themselves to die because they're trying to patiently re-train and educate someone.
I know startups are a limit case, but we didn't bother to make those sorts of distinctions for this article, so it's worth considering.
If the startup is large enough to have employees who can be fired then it's large enough to train/educate them. 5 whys may be too many for a small startup but 1 is certainly too few.