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gone through that 30 or 45 day gap. So it just never really got..
Det. Sudler:
Never really picked up after that. Did she ever
explain that?
Slaughter:
Umm.. .no. . .1 mean. . it was just a thing of getting back
into it I think was pretty much the expression of it... so...
Det. Sudler:
What would happen to an employee who consistently
didn’t meet goals or produce?
Slaughter:
Eventually.. .depending upon the tenure of the employee
would determine the period of. . .eventually. I couldn’t keep them obviously.
Det. Sudler:
Was Lisa approaching that?
Slaughter:
Probably.
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Slaughter:
I mean. .it probably.. .probably would have not been
necessarily immediate but I couldn’t have held off forever.. .you know.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Did. . .did.. .was she aware of that?
Slaughter:
You’re asking me to suppose something.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Well. .either through official channels.. .1
mean. . .it wasn’t passed down.. .she wasn’t put on notice by her immediate supervisor...?
Slaughter:
No. But if you like look at statistics...
Det. Sudler:
Uh Huh.
Slaughter:
You know that here’s what you do for a living...
here’s the statistics.. .you know... ‘ ‘
Det. Sudler:
You would have to have two avenues to go down
as ‘an’ owner of a company I take it.. .one to go
directly to her supervisor. . .you know.. .with
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suggestions to improve productivity.. . or go
directly to her as an employer/friend to kinda go
outside the chain so to speak. Was any of that done?

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