What should a CIO do with a moderately competent employee; not someone who is incapable of doing the work but someone who makes life difficult?

"You can spot them and eliminate them without angst. It's semi-competent people who keep their managers awake at night,'' reports CIO.com. The publication said such employees test a manager's skills, bring down the morale of the staff and distract the team from achieving its goals. But the option of firing such an employee isn't easy and is not always the right answer.

To explore this dilemma, the publication details the story of a real employee they call Eric whose work was below par, and who for years managed to hang on without a promotion despite many ups and downs and continual frustrations from his IT managers. To see how his situation was handled, and to learn his actual fate, you'll have to read the article below.

To read Eric's saga:
- see this CIO.com article