“It’s kind of working,” he’d been telling himself for the last several weeks. “Maybe if I just try harder, I can rehabilitate him,” he rationalized. And so he kept putting it off. Coming up with second and third chances. In the meantime, frustrating and angering the team members around the individual. In a grey area, going back and forth in his mind. And the decision to let an employee go, all the more challenging for him, given his innate desire to make people happy. 

He viewed his team as unproductive and selfish. Always wanting to discuss their needs and wants. Identifying problems. Bringing them to him to solve. All while the company struggled financially and he grappled with how best to right the ship. He just wished they would come to him with answers. A thoughtful plan offering productive steps forward. Carry their weight. Earn their pay.