Slow;

I wasn't proposing a foodfight, just being honest. If you would like to be on the other side of the table from me during this discussion, that is your choice.

As an employer, I have a standard starting payrate. If I have an exceptionally good (productive) employee, he/she gets raises ahead of peers. If I have a lousy one, they get the door. It is a little different than the seniority system.

Bottom line, I have never had an employee bail me out. If I did, I would be beholden to him or her.