Okay lets say that you are working for Donald Trump and you just failed a major assignment. He calls you into the boardroom and has to fire someone (You are the one that overlooked the project and it wasn't really your fault). He asks you who you would fire.Your best friend was the weakest link on this assignment. So what would your answer be to donal trump?
I was always interested in what a right answer would be in response to this question. I really am looking for a good answer to this question.
I have often thought of this and I am stumped as to what I would say.
So would you take the intellectual answer and rat out your best friend, or would you take the emotional answer and not rat him out?
2006-07-18 03:31:41 · 9 answers · asked by 8080808080 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
As I am the person who was overlooking, and I presume in charge of the project, I would assume responsibility for the failure of the project.
The fact my friend was involved is irrelevant. Business is business and if Mr Trump asked me who should be sacked I would say it is me that should be sacked because I had responsibility for the project. I am no martyr and this would not be about my friendship.
As the person overseeing the project I should have known my friends strengths and weaknesses. I should have been able to offset his weakness and bring balance into the situation so the project would succeed.
2006-07-18 04:25:29 · answer #1 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lets look at this logically, you have 3 choices.
1 you can be nice to your friend and take the blame yourself
2 you can be nice to your friend and blame someone else
3 you can blame friend
only a brave man or a fool would blame himself leaving possibilities 2 and 3.
if you blamed someone else would doland know you were protecting your friend and hold it against you (or admire your loyalty?) and would the thrid party be able to successfully defend himself.
also can you afford to lose hs friendship, do you really need this guy, what can he do for you etc.
in short what would the long term consiquence be.
personally I would answer " I'm not prepared to fire anyone based on one assignment. furthermore my relationship with one of the team could be interperted as favouritism opening the door for legal action against the company and myself".
2006-07-18 10:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by onapizzadiet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would tell the truth as I know it, and hope for the best. Honesty should always prevail if we want this society to be an honest one. Too many times people allow themselves to be torn by what to do.....just follow the 10 commandments! Thou shalt not lie. Have a good day
2006-07-18 10:39:20 · answer #3 · answered by nd31401 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell Mr. Trump that blaming one person won't help at all
it was everyone's doing that made the mistake
that way no one would be ratted out (individually)
2006-07-18 10:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by cutiekishi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i'm on that show, i'd be in that competition to win it! so my best friend would be my comptition. why go on if you're gonna get emotional? we would both know what the stakes were before going in. so if my best friend needed to go, then i would have to call as it is. that is common sense. but i'm to emotional for a cut throat show like donald trumps! so i couldn't be on that show anyway!
2006-07-18 10:48:35 · answer #5 · answered by luvmuzik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very difficult question to answer. If your friend is always the weak link, you rat him/her out. They are going to get fired anyway, because their weakness with always show, and you shouldn't let it drag you down.
2006-07-18 10:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by natex14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
State the facts.
2006-07-24 11:33:22 · answer #7 · answered by jfmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without character, it's a con, not a career.
2006-07-19 06:27:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats more valuable to you? Your friendship or winning?
2006-07-18 10:36:49 · answer #9 · answered by Lan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋