That's a bit harsh.
not really. I thought we were too soft actually.
We spent 6 months re-training her, sending her on courses, but nothing stuck in her brain.
The job entails working on Excel about 80% of the time, yet she couldn't even 'sort' a list of figures, or link one cell from one sheet onto another sheet. In her interview, she said she could do pivot tables, Vlookups, etc.
Its obvious she lied about her technical ability.
The role expected her to have technical ability before she started the job, which she didn't have. I should have dismissed her during the 6 months probation, but i wanted to give her as many chances as possible, hoping she'd improve. a year later she was still at the rubbish level she started at, so she had to go.