Bartleby's Problem

Bartleby, in Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville, refuses to work by answering all requests to work from his employer with, "I prefer not to."  The reason Bartleby refuses to work is because of his employer, the Lawyer, who tolerates his insubordination. A solution to this problem would be to have the Lawyer, hire a professional manager to handle the day to day office affairs.

 Bartleby, after starting out as an excellent employee eventually starts to refuse to work....

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The Lawyer unreasonably tolerates this behavior which contributes to his refusal to work.

 

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One way to handle Barlteby's refusal to work is for the Lawyer to hire a professional manager for day to day operations.  Write a bit about your solution