Sam is looking for a job. They’ll do pretty much anything.
Sam’s CV looks pretty good, so you take them on a 3 month trial.
At first, things go well. Sam works 24/7, never gets sick, never needs to go to the bathroom. Never gets ill. Never takes a holiday.
Sam doesn’t have kids or elderly parents who need to be cared for. Doesn’t even seem to understand why that might be a thing.
You’re thinking, “Sam would be a great employee. Let’s make them permanent.”
Every time you ask Sam to do something, they just do it. They write a report, draft a document, summarise an article.
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