On Monday, you have lunch with your co-workers and good friends, John and Marty. John shares with both of you that he has been interviewing with other companies and, in fact, is expecting an attractive offer from a competitor by the end of the week. He asks that you both keep it confidential, because the offer may not come in, or he may not accept it. But in all likelihood, he’s probably going to resign on Friday. On Tuesday, you have lunch with your boss, who says that the company’s financial position does not look good, and that they’re going to have to reduce overhead by cutting one (1) person on the staff by the end of the week – and the President must have the name no later than noon on Thursday. As difficult as it will be, your boss is leaning towards Marty – who you both agree has been a great employee, but perhaps the least productive of all the salespeople. He asks for your opinion on who you think is the most expendable employee on the sales team. You happen to know that Marty’s wife was just laid off herself and that they have three (3) kids in college. What would you do and why?
On Monday, you have lunch with your co-workers and good friends, John and Marty. John shares with both of you that he has been interviewing with other companies and, in fact, is expecting an attractive offer from a competitor by the end of the week. He asks that you both keep it confidential, because the offer may not come in, or he may not accept it. But in all likelihood, he’s probably going to resign on Friday.
On Tuesday, you have lunch with your boss, who says that the company’s financial position does not look good, and that they’re going to have to reduce overhead by cutting one (1) person on the staff by the end of the week – and the President must have the name no later than noon on Thursday. As difficult as it will be, your boss is leaning towards Marty – who you both agree has been a great employee, but perhaps the least productive of all the salespeople. He asks for your opinion on who you think is the most expendable employee on the sales team. You happen to know that Marty’s wife was just laid off herself and that they have three (3) kids in college. What would you do and why?
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