Being an employer with many employees, you are in a position to hire and fire staff.  Though I don’t quite care for the firing part, it is a necessary part of the success of my business.

This past week it came to my attention that one of our writers was having big issues.  Usually his work has been good, though he has only been with us for two months.  Lately though, he has had a lot of spelling problems.  Because our work requires precision, we needed to have a talk with him.

He was a little nervous when he entered my office.  Not that I look too scary (at least I don’t think so), but not too many new people have made it to my office.  I sat him down and explained to him our problem with our work.  I asked if there were any problems in his life or with his work.  He said that things were going fine.  An idea popped into my head that I said out loud:

"Maybe you are dyslexic."

We contacted a firm that specialized in dyslexia tests and ordered one promptly after we found that he had dyslexic symptoms.

While we are waiting for the test in the mail, we have reassigned him to another department.  I am sure that we will figure this out - we might just have to send him for some special training - I am sure he will overcome this challenge.