[erikpukinskis]

> Sometimes the person sucks beyond repair and needs to be fired.

Which is... also the responsibility of the manager. Q.E.D.

[fighterpilot]

I edited my first sentence in my post to make what I'm trying to say clear, I realize it was worded in a confusing way.

I was trying to say that it's not always the responsibility/fault of the manager's communication skills specifically.