Work on the &#x27;take the firing well&#x27; part. Letting someone go despite whatever issues are at hand should be a way to look for a win-win situation. A former staff member that feels let down or mistreated will talk about your company in negative terms, which for a company of 20 people is going to be a fairly significant risk even with the PII.<p>An ideal situation is that you&#x27;re getting rid of a B player that isn&#x27;t a good fit for your company&#x27;s future. You want him to talk to A players he knows positively and suggest that they would work well at your company despite it not being right for him.