Firing a programmer- Help
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- persona_non_grata0
I remember one time I was let go.
I was busting my chops for this company, I guess they didn't want to pay my rate and the person I was working with was older than me; think i bruised her ego a bit. (both fresh out of college so age still mattered 23 vs 25)Either way - make it seem as if everything is fine
step 1 (optional) pretend maybe your adding someone in who is overlooking the project - new project manager, new investor coming to oversee certain technical aspects of the project.
step2 - casually ask for all the files and assets to accomplish step 1 or anything that makes sence
step3(optinal) - change company emails or send an email about someone's password being stolen
step 4 - ask for all passwords and make sure you have user rights - backup everything
step 5 - give him a nice severance check - and note that its because of all the turmoil makes u need to downsize or whatever - maybe give the hope of being added to a new project thats starting in a few weeks(although this may not be nice - use just if you think your dealing with a vengeful person)- clarification - step 3 is to prompt a reason for step 4 - change his email as well ... nothing to alert anything herepersona_non_grata