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[Beijinger]

This does not work in practice. Often the "problematic employee" has a management function and is the "golden boy" of the big boss. I have seen it two times, were an idiot "golden boy" nearly tanked a company. Everybody knows who the problem is. Only the big boss does not.

[compiler-guy → Beijinger]

That doesn't negate the fact that firing them is the right solution. Just that the right solution is hard.

They still need to be fired, even with the boss protecting them.

[MichaelZuo → compiler-guy]

And in the real world, how would you convince the top decision makers to do such, without causing more damage than what it prevents?