Bob hires Julie scenario —
This was a long process as Julie was at her previous company for three years as she hates change. Lunches and meetings over three months finally did the trick. Even so, Julie has very mixed feelings. Her boss made a counteroffer (including promotion to an assistant sales manager role) the day she left.
It was tempting, but she had made a commitment. She shows up for her first day at 9 a.m. Her new boss Bob has a loan app this morning and the office manager is to show her around. The office manager does just that—to a desk and phone. Ten minutes later into the tour, a major settlement blow-up occurs. She is called away. Bob is delayed in the real estate office and shows up around noon with 30 messages to return. Bob chats with Julie for 10 minutes and starts returning phone calls. Julie attempts to find out how to order business cards and get a voicemail extension.
By 2 p.m., Julie’s old boss calls and makes one more pitch. Julie agrees to meet her that night after work. The next morning Julie calls Bob: I have changed my mind. Bob panics. What happened? I just couldn’t go through with it. It is nothing against you or your company.