Frank Hargen just got what he thought was his dream job: Director of Marketing at UCompute, a company that makes and markets high tech equipment for higher education. He just signed a threeyear contract, giving him a base salary of $125,000 per year, with incentive bonuses depending on how well his marketing efforts do. UCompute is a privately held company, owned by its CEO, Michael Conehead. Conehead told Hargen that even based on sales this past year, Hargen would earn a total of $175,000 including the bonuses. Conehead was especially excited that UCompute was about to roll out an entire new line of products. You guessed it. The new products did not launch well and Hargen did not qualify for any of the bonus money after his first year. The second year was no better. Reluctantly, Conehead told Hargen, "I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go. We just can't afford to pay such a large salary to you given your sales numbers."

If Hargen sues Ucompute for beach of his employment contract, will he win? What damages should he claim?