she would have simply quit, and that would be disastrous for the business because of the institutional knowledge she holds and all our clients love her and always sing her praises. We would also probably have two hire two people to replace her, because she’s very versatile (graphic design, copywriting, strategy, account manager, etc).
Her "not needing the money" is not the real problem here. She would have them over a barrel even if she was a divorced single mom because she is critical to their business and not easily replaced and replacing her with two employees likely means paying more money for less net benefit which potentially could kill their small business.
Her "not needing the money" is not the real problem here. She would have them over a barrel even if she was a divorced single mom because she is critical to their business and not easily replaced and replacing her with two employees likely means paying more money for less net benefit which potentially could kill their small business.