In most workplaces, even though performance evaluations are positive, there are certain types of people who should be fired. Many are mildly harmful, but some are truly toxic to other employees.

These people create unrest in the general work environment and also reduce productivity. Although they are not incompetent or lazy, it is not difficult to identify these people. Although it is not very enjoyable to fire them in order to increase happiness in the workplace, increase productivity in the workplace, ensure peace in the workplace and provide motivation in the workplace, it is beneficial to eliminate these people in order to solve the problem.

You will be able to notice that these people are slowly poisoning the workplace with the clues we will explain.

1. They feed on gossip…

Everyone gossips. There is no business without gossip. Both gossiping and being the subject of gossip are very unpleasant. If an employee talks to more than one person about what someone else is doing, wouldn’t it be better if he talked to that person?

2. They are dying to have meeting after meeting…

However, in the meeting, issues and concerns were shared and decisions were made. Everyone who attended supported the decisions made. Then, someone held another meeting after the meeting that had ended. He started talking about issues that he had not shared with the group before, and another started saying that he was not happy with the decisions made.

These people might even say to others on their team, “Look, I think this idea is terrible, but we have to try it because we’ve been told to do it.” In other words, what’s meant to happen isn’t happening. People who wait until after the meeting to say, “I disagree with this suggestion,” are actually saying, “I’ll say yes to anything, but that doesn’t mean I’ll actually do the work—in fact, it doesn’t.”

3. Those who say “This is none of my business”…

The smaller the company, the more important it is that employees are dedicated, prioritize, and adaptable. The manager needs to be able to load a truck, the accountant needs to be able to help with product placement, or the CEO
needs to be able to talk to the customer service line in a crisis.

As long as it is ethical and legal, the employee must be willing to do the task asked of him, even if it is below his position
. (People who identify with their job notice problems and rush to help without being asked.) Saying “this is not my job” means “I only think about myself.”

This attitude negatively impacts overall performance because what could have been a harmonious team can become a dysfunctional collection of individuals.

4. They act as if they have fulfilled their obligations…

An employee may have done great work last year, last month, or even yesterday. You appreciate it. But today is a new day. The employee’s true performance is measured by their contributions each day. Saying, “I did my job” is like saying, “I don’t need to work any more.” And suddenly, other employees start acting like they did their jobs, too.

5. They believe that experience alone is enough…

Experience is certainly very important, but it doesn’t mean anything on its own. If it doesn’t help you become more skilled, improve your performance, or achieve better, it’s a waste.

Experience (or position) should never prevail in any argument. Wisdom, logic and reasoning should always win, regardless of who possesses these qualities.

6. They create peer pressure to get ahead of others…

Everyone is very happy with the new employee. He works day and night. He achieves the target and meets the expectations. And then an experienced colleague warns him: “You are working too much, if you continue like this we will look like lazy people next to you.”

A good employee compares himself with himself, not with others. He wants to improve himself so that he can do better today than yesterday. Incompetent employees do not want to do more and want others to do less.

7. They want to collect all the praise for themselves…

He may have done almost all the work. Maybe he overcame all the obstacles. Maybe without him, the team would be nothing. But the truth is, he is not. Although he acts like it, the truth is that no job can be done alone. A good worker and
a good team player shares the glory. He praises others, appreciates them, and makes them shine.

8. They almost want to push others under the bus…

The salesperson complains. The customer thinks he got ripped off. The coworker goes crazy. No matter what, it’s always someone else’s fault. Sometimes, no matter what the issue is, no matter whose fault it is, some people step up and take the hit. They willingly accept criticism or harassment because they know how to handle it better than anyone else.

There is no more selfless act than admitting to a crime you have nothing to do with in order to save others. And few acts are more bonding and strengthen relationships.