Paul is a difficult employee who doesn't like receiving any kind of criticism. After receiving a performance review that clearly upset him, Paul storms out of his boss's office, yelling, "I resign." In this situation, the employer should:

Select one:

a.immediately write a letter accepting the resignation since it will solve a big problem for the employer

b.give Paul time to cool off to see if that's really what he wants to do

c.accept Paul's resignation orally and then send a notification out to his co-workers

d.tell everyone in the office how Paul reacted to his performance review and get his co-workers' input