Hypothetical scenario... Let's say, for instance, that a good friend of yours has been unemployed for six months during the biggest economic travesty since the invention of feet. Imagine that he's had no leads, no calls, no hope, and is scraping by on the tuppence a month that the government so graciously bestows upon him.
You decide to help your friend find work. You help him with his CV. You send him job postings he may not have seen.
Then you come across a great posting. It's ideally suited to your friend's skill set and experience. It provides room to grow. It's a long-term thing. It pays well and has grown-up benefits. But, because we know that too-good-to-be-true usually is, it involves working for an organisation he reviles.
Now, to be fair... His hatred is not entirely undeserved. They have done some pretty unpleasant things in the past. And they'll probably do more in the future. They have good values, but let's just say their methodology isn't always up to scratch. That said, they're looking pretty good right now compared to (say) Mr Brown and his Roving Band of Thieves.
You know your friend will be hesitant to apply for the job, because if he got it he'd have to work for them. On the other hand, it's a job. With a paycheque and everything.
Now here's your dilemma. As a good friend, should you:
a) Not send him the link, because you know it would upset him;
b) Send him the link, and let him make his own mind up;
c) Send him the link, and nag him to at least apply; or
d) Write a letter that gushes with praises for the group, and proclaiming the opportunity to be your life's ambition and heart's desire, sign his name to it, and send it along with his CV and a little song you've made up about how much he loves them all, most especially dear old Maggie?
Please advise.
