Why do you suppose that Hardage acted as he did (i.e., continuing to socialize with Sparks, waiting months to complain, not supplying all of the “gory details,” saying that he preferred to deal with...

Why do you suppose that Hardage acted as he did

(i.e., continuing to socialize with Sparks, waiting

months to complain, not supplying all of the

“gory details,” saying that he preferred to deal

with the matter on his own)? Was he unreasonable

in failing to take advantage of the employer’s preventive and corrective mechanisms? Explain.