Subscribe to Entrepreneur for $5
Subscribe

Two-Timer Trouble

New hire being courted by another company? Now you can fight back.

By
This story appears in the June 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

Erika Mangrum was thrilled with the new acupuncturist she'dhired to work at Iatria Spa and Health Center, her 62-person dayspa in Raleigh, North Carolina. "He accepted, and we turneddown all the other candidates," says the president of the $3million company.

Mangrum, 38, looked forward to the employee's arrival."Then," she recalls, "he opted out." Afteraccepting the job, but before reporting for duty, the candidateinformed Mangrum the job wasn't going to work out afterall.

Continue reading this article - and everything on Entrepreneur!

Become a member to get unlimited access and support the voices you want to hear more from. Get full access to Entrepreneur for just $5.

Entrepreneur Editors' Picks