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Jack Welch (GE) always argued that there are four types of employees.

1. Competent employees with good attitudes (i.e. buy into the corporate culture, team players).

2. Incompetent employees with good attitudes.

3. Incompetent employees with bad attitudes.

4. Competent employees with bad attitudes.


Type 1 are the life blood of a company. Type 2 should be kept and given training to improve their performance. Type 3 should be fired immediately.

Type 4 is the tough situation. This is where a manager really has to use his judgment.

Is your guy a type 3 or 4? Sounds pretty clear that he is type 3. If he is type 3 your answer is easy, he definately should go. At the end of every year you should evaluate all your employees and always fire all #3's. I can't remember the number but I think Welch fired about 10% of his entire workforce every year.

If his relative has a problem then replace them too.

This is business advice, not legal advice. Talk to a lawyer about how to get rid of them.