It’s situational. Some managers don’t have the experience or they don’t feel comfortable, so I take it on myself, but have them there to understand how to go about it. However, if I am the person who did the initial interview/hiring, then yes, I will most definitely be the one who gives them the bad news. All of the expectations are laid out before hand. I leave it up to the person whether or not they want to be part of something. I give them mid-review periods and give them another 3 months to correct anything that needs to be corrected. Sometimes they do well, sometimes they shoot themselves in the foot. I give them all of the tools they need to be successful. What they do with that, is all on them.