Gary's Rule

One day when I was griping to my friend Gary about an employee who was not working out, he said...

"You can never fire a guy too soon, but you can always fire a guy too late."

How many times have I delayed firing an employee only to have it affect the other great employees? I waited too long and Raging Roy threw a tool in anger on a jobsite and scared one of my most loyal employees Casey. I waited too long and Dominic took a razor and cut his own arm and scared and shocked hard working David. I waited too long and Larry had the opportunity to scream at me on a jobsite and totally melt down, calling me names involving anatomical words he'd never use on a guy.
You're fired! I quit! You're fired! I quit!

Note to self - when in doubt apply Gary's Rule.