LETTING A MAN GO — SAY IT STRAIGHT

  1. "Today's your last day with us."   (short, clear, look him in the eye)
  2. "Here's my part in it: ______________________."   (own your share)
  3. Hand him everything owed. All of it. Now.
  4. "You're good at ______. I'll give you a fair word to anybody who calls."
  5. No speech, no argument, no trash talk after. Done is done.