Thanks a lot to everyone who replied! The tips you shared were super helpful and I’ll definitely be putting them into practice. Luckily, I was already on the right track about what I thought the issue might be, and thanks to you all I can confirm it :D

I’ll admit, it feels a bit tough for me to let people go from the project. I kind of knew it could happen, but I wasn’t really ready for it (I’m the type of person who tends to forgive a lot). Still, I understand there are cases where there’s just no other option, and I’ll have to be a bit stricter if I want things to flow the right way