Two thirtyish Japanese junior execs both applied for an opening at "Worldbeater Tech," a subsidiary of an offshoot of a spinoff of a fat-cat blue-chip company.
Candidate A had 10 years of first-class experience, well-honed communication skills and was respected by both colleagues and customers alike.
Candidate B, meanwhile, had been pitched about to various departments like a ticking bomb, earning the nickname of "The Never-ending Nuisance." He also had medieval hygiene skills.