Firing Doesn't Have to Be Painful Process

It can be quite a painful fact that many managers, when faced with having to fire someone, forget, or are unaware of the emotions that are experienced by the person being fired. Nor are they usually aware of the behavior that most often results from these emotions. It has been well documented that the death of a loved one, a marriage or long term relationship breakup and the loss of one's job, have an equal and similar impact on one's emotions -- and life. Think for a moment about the loss of one of your dear relatives or friends through death -- how did you feel? That's exactly the same feeling that people have when they suddenly and unexpectedly lose their jobs.

One factor that is often overlooked when firing someone, is that the way it is done can have as much impact (positive or negative) on the people who remain. They will be watching (and will invariably get a first hand report from their colleague) about how well or otherwise the process was managed. The people who remain in the organization, and whom I assume you want to keep, get a good look at both the manager's and the organization's real people management skills when under the stress of firing someone. They'll most certainly ask "Could this happen to me?"

Remember, a good PEO, or professional employment organization is one that's adept at methods which mitigate negative responses to employee firing. And as well, business owners don't have to "dirty their hands" with the sordid process of having to ruin someone's day, week, month, etc. Let a PEO handle the tricky and delicate business of hiring and firing, and regain peace of mind again. This is just one of many PEO benefits.