Problem
As a relatively new hire within a large multinational firm, you are extremely pleased with the many challenging assignments that have come your way. Now another new hire with whom you have become friends is seeking your input on an important decision that she must make within the next week. She has been told that the firm has decided to cut costs in her department by outsourcing a large portion of the department's work to an offshore resource firm that has an excellent reputation. Your friend would remain with the firm to oversee the transition of work to the outsourcing firm including training the new workers, establishing performance benchmarks and measures, tracking results, and providing ongoing feedback to management both at your firm and the outsourcing firm. She is very concerned that there will be great tension as some 25 workers are replaced and feels that some of their anger will be directed at her. She is also concerned that once the start-up issues are resolved and things are running smoothly, she will be let go. What advice would you offer your friend?