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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she in the probationary period? It’s not too hard at that stage. [/quote]

No, I would of course put her on a PIP before I attempted firing, but so far I'm just considering my options.

I'm also thinking about the effects on morale in both directions. Everyone can tell she is not pulling her weight and some people probably resent that but at the same time firing someone is often bad for the morale of even the high performers.[/quote]

Also, she has been at the agency for [b]decades[/b]. She probably was decent at the job at one point.[/quote]

So you will have an age discrimination lawsuit.

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There is no chance of "firing" her.  You'll have better luck winning the lottery and the agency will have better luck moving you into a different position.  I'd tread lightly.  There are plenty of dead weights in many many [b]MANY[/b] teams across the bureaucracy that is the federal government, at every single agency, so I would say, tell everyone on your team "it is what it is" and just get on with the work that your team is responsible for doing.  As sad as it sounds, that's the only safe path forward for you, your team, your HR, your agency ... and when you go to for a better gig, you'll fancy up this story in your STAR response on having to motivate a team with a deadweight on it.  You'll shine on!  [/quote]

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