“… it is good to fire a government employee from time to time, it encourages the performance the others” A reasoned application of the “Byng Protocol” will greatly improve performance plus the morale of the diligent.
John Byng
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Byng
I was a regional manager when a company I worked for went through 7 years of downsizing. Never hated a job so much in my life, the job of terminating an employee. In this case, I would have no regrets for doing it.