I really wish posts like these could mention the startup, so I could make note to never do business with them.<p>No matter what transpired between the OP and his boss, that is not how you fire someone with a family. Period.<p>You can hate the guy. You can think he&#x27;s terrible. You can wish him all the ill in the world, but if there&#x27;s a family involved, you give them notice and you help them move on.<p>Anything less than that, you&#x27;re just a selfish asshole.