by Conor Friedersdorf
A couple years back a close friend landed a job at one of America's most prestigious law firms upon finishing her degree. Then the firm realized that it over-hired. As a result, it didn't retract its offer, but offered her roughly $80,000 to wait a year before starting. She did non-profit work in the interim, and never did wind up going back.
That must seem like an unbelievable story to a lot of people, but despite the economy, that kind of thing is still going on, as...
Published on September 01, 2010 12:09