10 signs it's time to let an employee go

Everyone has done it – held on to an employee too long. For whatever reason (the person is family, a friend, or you just fear the whole process), you just can't seem to muster up the courage to get rid of that one particular employee. For some managers/owners, it's a simple process. For others, the prospect of releasing an employee is a gut-wrenching experience they'd rather avoid. It doesn't have to be. Not when you have telltale signs it's time to let that employee go. Sometimes, he or she is practically asking for it.

Use these as tips for how and when you should release an employee.

1. Apathy
2. Disappearing acts
3. Arguments
4. Productivity decline
5. Secrecy
6. Disaffection
7. Pot-stirring
8. Unreasonable demands
9. Redundancy
10. Internal affairs

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