Promises, promises
Pilot fish has been working as an IT consultant at this aerospace company when the manager starts pursuing him to become an employee.
"While I wasn't looking for a new job, he offered some attractive incentives -- better vacation, specific training, reimbursement for a graduate degree, more money," says fish. "Most important was the opportunity to design and implement a new system from the ground up -- totally new technology and hardware -- along with the staff to get that done.
"They seemed to love me as a consultant, and didn't make crazy demands on my time -- a non-standard work schedule was just fine with them. The manager I reported to as a consultant made all kinds of promises.
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