"During a pandemic, can I fire a long-time employee who sucks?"

Everyone keeps asking me this.

Three courthouse workers rushed out of the building when they saw me doing this, then just stood on the front porch with their arms crossed, talking about me.

Dear Emily:

How can I fire an employee who has worked for us for many years but who is lazy, ineffective, and oh so friendly and “nice?” (I am so over his friendliness, when I think about all the w…