Here's what happened next:

The VP of HR called me. She is,of course, a very professional and polite person. She knew the story because she had been included in the correspondence. Finally! I was talking to a professional adult. Things were looking up.

I didn't want to rehash the story, so basically I decided to ask if she would still like to hire EXEC3. I wanted to focus on something positive, and bring a happy conclusion to the…