1. How can Susan balance her career advancement with her knowledge of what happened? Feelings of being treated badly? Susan Carter was one of the few female partners in a New York consulting firm. During an out-of-town planning meeting in her hotel room, the client made a clumsy pass, knocking her over. He later apologized, but Susan was unable to forget the incident.

The next day, Susan’s boss, Justin Peale, called to ask how her meeting went. She knew from the office grapevine that Justin only put her on this key account with reluctance, thinking that the clients would feel more comfortable working with a male account representative.

Susan feared that telling her boss about the incident could prejudice him against giving her future assignments. On the other hand, she knew that keeping quiet compromises her dignity and that not reporting the incident could result in the client’s firm being exposed to future lawsuits