Quote by Ann M. Martin

“I'm OK with firing people when they fuck up, but canning them when they've done nothing wrong - that's painful. [on the layoffs needed…

— Marcus Samuelsson

“Any who say they are not willing to shoot an inmate are not hired.”

— Pete Earley

Everybody who's been fired has heard before about the problems they have. They just don't know it's that serious. Once you know what the…

— Glenn Kelman

This is the weirdest industry. When you have a job, you can't fall into the pitfalls of thinking you're secure. If it's not a…

— Chandra Wilson

“[He]said something that made it impossible to continue working for him.[The exact words were]You're fired.”

— Christopher Hitchens

“Hire slowly and fire quickly.”

— Edward Hess

When a new hire is afraid to roll up their sleeves and get things done, it's a clear sign it's not going to work…

— Taavet Hinrikus

Firing employees, that's unfortunately a part of doing business.

— Paul Wolfowitz

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business.

— Barbara Corcoran

“Getting fired is nature's way to telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place”

— Hal Lancaster

“Don’t enter the workforce already looking for the exit. Don’t put on the brakes. Accelerate. Keep a foot on the gas pedal until a…

— Sheryl Sandberg

“You won't get it done if you don't get started. You won't finish up if you are not fired up.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson