That top comment tho

YTA for firing him without first going through the steps of describing his issues to him

It's not about "having heart", it's about making a dumb business decision for both you and him. So much smarter to work with this guy to get him back on track after a temporary setback than to push the eject button and have to find and start over with a new person. Dumb.

In which OP is not an asshole for being absolutely cruel, but rather for making a business whoopsie. R*dditors get the fucking wall in minecraft.