Been down this road a few times in my management career. If there have bee= n multiple discussions and attempts to bring the problem employee up to par= , then the best course is to decide how to separate the employee from the o= rganization. That would be easier if the remaining employees also see the = inequity of output. If the remaining employees are hourly, and if enough of the remaining emplo= yees are amenable to temporary overtime, terminate the employee and have a = group meeting to discuss next actions. The temporary OT might be appreciat= ed by most so that would be a plus for the action. Hire another and train = to relieve long term OT. Best of Luck, Rich ________________________________ From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu on behalf of IVP Sent: Sunday, September 3, 2017 6:50 AM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [OT] What to do about a slowcoach > Piecework? Pay by output rather than time I'd thought of that but often the output is a collaboration. Now I think of it I'm wondering if she tends to put him to work framing because that is to some extent self-contained and can be done single handedly So for example the other 4 could be producing a large batch of point-of-sale posters and slowcoach is left to himself. Rather that than have him slowing down a production line But he is slow at whatever he's meant to be doing, which can affect other people's output. Maybe she could disguise a targeted strategy like piecework in a generalised and mostly concocted "improvement scheme" --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com AVG 2017 | FREE Antivirus & TuneUp for PC, Mac, Android www.avg.com Download FREE antivirus and malware protection. Tune up your PC, Mac and An= droid devices for peak performance. Surf safely and privately, wherever you= are. -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive PIClist, Microchip PIC www.piclist.com The PICList is a collection of people interested in the Microchip PIC proce= ssor. View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .