You have worked at the same company with your
best friend for the last 10 years—in fact, he told you
about the job and got you the interview. He works
in the marketing department and is up for a promotion
to marketing director—a position he has
been wanting for a long time. You work in sales, and
on your weekly conference call, the new marketing
director—someone recruited from outside the
company—joins you. Your boss explains that although
the formal announcement hasn't been made
yet, the company felt it was important to get the new
director up to speed as quickly as possible. He will
be joining the company in two weeks, aft er completing
his two weeks’ notice with his current employer.
Should you tell your friend what happened?
• You work in a small custom metal fabrication
company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of a
larger conglomerate. Your parent company has
announced cost-cutting initiatives that include a
freeze on pay increases, citing “current market difficulties.” At the same time, the CEO trades in the
old company plane for a brand-new Gulfstream
jet. Your colleagues are planning to strike over the
unfair treatment—a strike that will cause considerable
hardship for many of your customers who
have come to rely on your company as a quality
supplier. Do you go on strike with them?