Bruno

Discussion (2) ¬

1. 
   Peter Rogan

   September 27, 2018 at 2:47 pm | #

   Playing with fire is right.

   It’s one thing to set up a provisional meeting. It’s another when the prospective employee has reason to suspect the real reason and b) knows how to either cover her…. tracks or to deflect blame. It’s an open invitation to put her head in the noose and leave it up to her to tighten it or not. The results can be revealing but not terribly productive.

   For this tactic to work here, Lainie must trust her boss to do the right thing as much as Gina trusts Lainie to reciprocate. In the world of office politics such situations are downright scarce. But Gina’s staff already contains a spy no one’s detected, so…

   Come to think of it, how come Craig didn’t have a reading on this situation? Or is he just tuned to people’s moods, not their work performance? If the former, why is he indispensable? If Gina can suss out a potential work conflict with Lainie, why does she need Craig’s input at all? Sounds as if Gina might be zooming Craig here. But we shall see.
2. 
   Nigel

   September 27, 2018 at 2:59 pm | #

   I’m pretty sure “Lainie” is from the “Elaine and Tom” situation Craig brought up, especially since this provisional meeting is at the same time as Gina’s meeting with Tom. So Craig did have a read.