Felix Has Been a Paralegal at Varga, Reynolds, and Cox

Multiple Choice

Felix has been a paralegal at Varga, Reynolds, and Cox, a law firm, for nine months. For the first six months, Felix was a model employee who displayed conscientiousness in his work ethic, a razor-sharp attention to detail, and excellent writing and research abilities. Over the last few months, however, family problems have led to his being frequently late. In addition, the quality of his work has suffered greatly. He is making more mistakes, sometimes costly ones, due to being distracted. Tibor Varga, one of the law partners, has reprimanded Felix verbally as well as on paper; in addition, he has met with Felix to discuss his performance. Tibor gives Felix a paid leave day and offers to let Felix work from home part-time, coming in to the office from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. However, after two weeks of this arrangement, Felix's work has not significantly improved. Which step should Tibor take next?

A) He should give Felix another verbal reprimand.
B) He should give Felix another written reprimand.
C) He should call Felix into his office for a termination interview.
D) He should fire Felix and ask security to escort him out of the office.
E) He should offer Felix an entire week of paid leave.