>Otherwise I appreciate the view into this heartless sociopath's mind.

I really don't think it's fair to characterize someone that way.

>>I've decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster. We typically manage out people who aren't meeting expectations over the course of a year, but now we're going to do more extensive performance-based cuts during this cycle. This is going to be an intense year.

Ah, never mind.