ABSTRACT

This chapter presents a case study about Andreas Weber. Andreas's mind would not stop racing. An unexpected vacancy opened up in the bank's New York branch and Andreas was asked if he was interested. He discussed the prospect of a three-year assignment to New York with his wife, Lina. The offer looked very attractive from all angles, and they agreed that Andreas should accept it. Lina also started to be more discontented with her life as a housewife. After several weeks of consideration and discussion, Lina and Andreas decided to move back to Germany. The memory of opening that letter and reading it, and the resulting emotions of anger, betrayal, and frustration all came back to him. He began to wonder if he should accept the offer. Leaning back on the park bench, he blankly stared down the path that would lead out of the park and into the street, and then home.