Case 20 Preference

“I’m a stabilizer.”

Angelo, an experienced wireless equipment technician, had been promoted to manage a technical division in his organization because of his demonstrated technical and human-relations skills. However, due to a major restructuring at his company when it entered the e-commerce arena, his position was eliminated and he was forced into the labor market. Angelo was interviewed the same week by Company A and Company B, two high profile e-businesses. It took nearly three weeks for both of the firms to “check out” Angelo’s background. The result was that both companies offered him a job, but both were lower-paying ...

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