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Im not trying to say that facebook will get someone killed. Im not being dramatic like that. But he needs to have regard to his chosen job, and the fact that a tree job is a war zone. Literally, loaded with ways to die. Big trucks in tight places with blind spots, this guy in the air, this guy...

Here's my take on it. You are responsible to manage a crew. Would you want to lose your job if it ever came to light that you weren't in charge of your men? If someone said "It's your job or his?" would you say "Fire me"? That said, handle it according to company policy. frig him. If he loved...

Jed, lets go back to the drawing board now that I know you are part of a bigger web then an independent small tree co. Let me think and have a nicotine lozenge on this.....

Imagine if these phone junkies found something truly addictive like heroin? Theyd be dead by noon.

Maybe I was a little hard headed about the matter. My apologies buddy.

Possibly dock him a half hours wage each time he is on the phone? Don't know if its legal, but it will either straighten him out or help your bottom line.

I had a hard time firing my first bad employee. He was bad news. I remember making up my mind about it many times but feeling guilty about doing it. It wasn't about courage, it was about how terrible I would feel inside by taking someones job away. Plus I was nervous about how to replace him...

It was two sentences and both got argued. Maybe its bad advice?

Rather then contest everything about it, give it some thought. He doesn't know everything about business and leadership. But enough that in semi retirement he sits on the board for 5 large companies, and is strongly recommended on Wall Street as a consultant to bring in for medium sized...

Cory I don't know how else to word it. If you become a person that gets off on terminating people, your company is also in trouble. You think a healthy and vibrant company can be sustained by someone on a power trip that gets their rocks off on flexing their muscles and constantly sacking people?

It wasn't a good idea in the typical sense. Many companies wanted to do the same thing. They had the right investors on wall street and the right business approach.

During the telecom boom, they hurried up and strung fiber optic cable around the globe. Concocted a way to drive the price down for the end user.

Our companies are only as strong as the team. If the team is seriously compromised, the business follows. The quote I threw out there simply means you have to know when its time to rid yourself of what is compromising your company.

No. I said, word for word, that if you cant bring yourself to fire someone, you are doomed. Most of who we hire don't work out. Its when we cant find the stomach to address failure employees that we are in trouble. Made his money starting Level 3 Communications. Look it up. My uncle. Resigned a...

Words of advice I received from a successful man. Successful in the couple hundred million sense. "When you cant bring yourself to fire a man, your business is doomed. Also, when you seek to fire men, your business is equally as doomed"

Fire him. You told him twice and clearly he isn't worried about you. he doesn't respect you. Its not like its an accidental habit. He consciously chooses to do what he feels like doing in this case. Next.