Emily Brown
Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran sparked backlash after sharing her delight over firing people and explaining why she did it on Fridays.
After starting her own real estate company in New York City and successfully turning it into one of the biggest in the industry, it's probably fair to say Corcoran knows a thing or two about business.
She sold The Corcoran Group for $66 million (£53.2m) in 2001 and went on to become one of Shark Tank's original investors, while also sharing advice and stories about the things she's learned along the way.
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Last month, she appeared on The Louis and Kyle Show to discuss the secrets to her success, one of which was to remove negative people from the workplace as quickly as possible.
In the interview, she seemingly couldn't hide her delight as she reminisced about firing people, saying: "I love firing people on a Friday.
"I would stop by someone's desk on a Wednesday and say 'hey, would you have any time, sometime on Friday?'
"They should have heard about the rumours."
Evidently it was no secret that Corcoran loved to wave goodbye to some staff members at the end of the week, and she's previously been open about how it made her feel.
Speaking at Business Insider's flagship conference IGNITION a few years ago, she explained: "I just loved Fridays.
"It was like - do you ever call in sick from work one day and stay home and clean your whole apartment really well, and how good that feels?
"That was every Friday of my life, that was the way it was. I started Monday fresh as a button."
Corcoran explained on Louis and Kyle that she fired the 'negative' people on the team, adding: "People who are negative have to have somebody else to be negative with them. They have to talk to somebody, complain.
"You've gotta get rid of them."
Corcoran also expressed belief bosses should 'never tell [employees] why you're firing them', but her strong beliefs sparked criticism among some viewers.
After watching her interview, one person slammed Corcoran for choosing to fire people on a Friday 'specifically to make it ruin their weekend', while another claimed: "No good human being would rejoice to the thought of firing an employee."
"This is a great example of what not to be as a manager," wrote a third.
UNILAD has reached out to Corcoran for comment on the backlash.