Firing techs for not hitting superheat targets in zone 5 Minnesota winters

Up here in north jersey zone 5, I just canned a Carrier tech who couldnt get superheat right on a R-410a system during install, cost me $4500 in callbacks and pissed off customers. Guy had 5 years but kept guessing instead of using gauges, and now Im short-staffed with winter coming. Saw a similar rant in HVAC Techs Network group last week, but IMHO if they cant nail basics like that, theyre dead weight. Anyone else drawing the line on performance metrics like this? Watched a Bryan Orr video on hvacschoolpodcast that backed me up, no room for half-assed work.

Thats weak, performance metrics are just code for squeezing more OT out of em without paying up.

I tell my techs, miss superheat by 3 degrees and youre buying the beers after shift.

Fuck these PE-backed shops turning HVAC into a sweatshop, firing good techs left and right.

Had to let go of a newbie last week, kept mixing up PEX lines with refrigerant, what a mess.

Same here, zone 4 Georgia heatwaves mean no tolerance for sloppy installs.

Fired my lead for botching a Mitsubishi ductless, clients complaining about uneven cooling.

Corporate assholes ruining the trade, metrics just another way to cut corners.

If they cant handle subcool on a scroll compressor, yeah fire em, lifes too short for callbacks.

Solid advice, I use FieldEdge to track their metrics before pulling the trigger.

Man, been there, firing hurts but keeps the business alive.

Insurance rates skyrocketing cause of bad techs, so yeah fire away.

These roll-up companies buying us out and firing half the staff, its bullshit.

Zone 5 cold snaps expose the weak ones quick, dont hesitate.

Big corps dictating who we hire, tired of it.

Felt that, lost a good tech to burnout from the pressure.

PE vultures circling, firing to boost margins, screw em.

Dont fire without doccing everything, or HR lawsuits incoming.

Another one bites the dust from metrics, my knees cant take more OT anyway.

Hate seeing skilled guys go cause of numbers games.