Ready...Aim...Fire!

You ever had to fire anyone? It totally sucks. Especially if you've: Researched the proper etiquette of "How To Fire Someone" and you are prepared to handle outrage, questions, emotions. You are sure of your reasons and prepared to back them up with precisely documented data and then when you finally go do the deed...well...here is the scenario: Me: "I'm sorry (insert name here) I have to let you go." (Insert name here): "Okay" Me: "Ehhh...I'm...sorry (insert name here) I errrr...have to...let you...go....gulp" (Insert name here): "Okay" Me: "Okay...errrrr...then...errrr..uhhhh....well....okay then...durrrr" You get the picture. It was tooo easy. I was flustered immediately. There was no fight at all. a fight I could handle. In fact I expected it. Somehow, someway I know the wrath of (insert name here) will be coming sometime soon. I can feel it growing like a massive toxic waste cloud...rising above me to rain down acid drops of spitting lye into my upturned eyes! I can hardly wait! teeth c l e n c h i n g now muscles tightening up wary eyes scanning dark corners and hoping for fair sky's...