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A cursory review of this thread did not yield my first question.
__Can the company afford to invest in the new writer?__
I love how most respondents jumped on the "Yah, give her a chance ... do
right by her and mentor her" bandwagon. Great stuff and a commendable
attitude. However, there are situations where this is not practical.
Consulting agencies staffed with hired guns, start-up companies, pre-IPOs in
trouble, etc. come to my mind as fair examples where overcoming steep slopes
on a learning curve may not be practical.
