The Terminator: Is there a godly way to fire employees?

Over at Shrinking The Camel, Bradley Moore, is wrestling over terminating an employee. As a corner-office executive, all of a sudden he is faced with difficult decisions on employment – hirings and firings. These issues affect the pocketbook, livelihoods and families of employees. You cannot take any of this lightly.

He even asks, “Who Would Jesus Fire?”
(Note: the use of real names is a little unsettling. So I hope he’s being fictional in his illustrations.)

So, have you ever had to let someone go? I have – many times – and each time I felt the person left no options. But, it is difficult to separate your emotions from the facts.

As a boss you have a calling to your company. Your employer expects certain things and behaviors from those in your employ. As a Christian, you have a higher calling to the human race. Personnel decisions, perhaps like no other, test the limits of both of those callings.

Does faith have any place in personnel decisions? Share your experience below in the comment section or click here.