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		6d0debc071 on July 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I'm going to have to lay people off, and w... If you're laying off the worst performs, as you should be, then it is personal.

ectoplasm on July 15, 2015 [–]

By personal I meant for reasons not related to one's ability or importance to the company, such as being unlikable. Firing the worst performs is for professional reasons, not personal ones.

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