20.5 Your cash-strapped company is bidding for a badly needed contract. As the bid deadline nears, an employee of your nearest competitor pays you a visit. He says he will provide details of your competitor’s bid in return for the promise ofa job in six months, after the dust has settled. You know your competitor can survive losing this contract, but you cannot. Unfortunately, hiring a new employee will mean someone who currently works for you will have to go. Even so, is this an offer you cannot refuse?