One CEO recalls a new hire who faked his own death to avoid revealing he was leaving for a different job
Illustration: John W. Tomac By Sue Shellenbarger June 24, 2019 5:30 am ET It should be any job seeker’s dream: You’re looking for a job and three offers land in your lap. Or maybe you’re not even looking and a rival company tries to recruit you.
Newsletter Sign-up Many candidates hate having to negotiate or turn anyone down. When a construction manager recruited by Brian Binke’s firm failed to show up for his first day on the job, the recruiter called the man’s home and heard from someone claiming to be his uncle that he had died unexpectedly. Mr. Binke, CEO of Birmingham Group, a Berkley, Mich., executive-search firm, later learned the man was actually alive. He just didn’t want to face the managers he was abandoning.
“This is the generation that breaks up by text message, so in a professional context, to have to let someone down or give bad news was terrifying,” says Ms. Pollak, a consultant on multigenerational issues at work. She has since learned to be more transparent. During a more recent career transition, she responded to one employer’s offer with warmth and enthusiasm, saying she was excited and appreciated it. Then she added that she needed a bit more time because she was expecting another offer shortly and wanted to weigh them both.
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