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Fri, June 27th, 2008 by Tom Foster
"You may have hired the wrong person," I said, "but you haven't figured out exactly what's wrong. You have a decision to make, with three alternatives.
"You know, I can't live with it," Stella replied. "I, personally, have to fill the gap for any underperformance. And I have my own responsibilities. Every minute I steal away to cover for my supervisor is a minute away from my own tasks. I don't see any way around it. This job really requires someone with a nine month Time Span. My supervisor has only demonstrated capability at around two months. I cannot take him under my wing and hold his hand."
"What are you going to do?" -TF
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