His contract doesn't expire until the end of December. By the number of signings MD has done in the past 30 days, I would say that they had more pressing issues. Does you boss tell you month-to-month that you are still employed? When he or she fires someone do the give them the courtesy of a 30 day notice? I say that Steve has been above board. Will Lee post his final check so that we can see what a stand up guy Steve is or will Lee bash the man that helped him so much over the past years? Let see if Lee change reinvent his character overnight.
BS... whenever I have to fire somebody I do it personally I'm 32 years old and I have been working in Management for the past 6 years and in these 6 year I had to fire maybe 20+ people.
I do agree it's not a nice thing to do and it downright sucks to fire somebody, regardless what the employee has done or has not done, but I see it as my duty as a human beeing to give anybody as much respect as possible.
I would NOT just write a fax or call them on the phone.
There are too many managers just like Steve around, that take the easy way out of their oh so busy day just to give themself the illusion they are doing find, I tell you something I PERSONALLY think there is nothing that is more important than people themself, so your day at work will be a little longer because you had to make time to talk to somebody who fucked you over and you need to let him/her go.
I do appreciated that the meeting with Lee would have been more than uncomfortable, but that's the work we choose to do (as much as Derek Anthony has choose to sell his ass for g4p) and we have an obligation to do it right.