> Instead you have an opportunity to solidify a relationship
Who wants a solid relationship with a sleezebag who tries to get out of debts by claiming "yeah, it may be the same corporate entity, but I'm the new CEO, so I'm not paying?".
Are you serious? I want a solid relationship with everyone, no matter what they've done in the past. I'm also going to protect that relationship in a legally binding way, and not just take someone's word.
But I work with some great people that are total jackasses. But they know I'm not going to take their crap, so they don't try and dish it to me. Or sometimes they do, to test the water, and I say 'nope'.
I mean, I hate to be so basic as alpha dog level analysis, but that's how you get through to some people. And I don't mean blustering and cursing up a storm. I mean growing up and dealing with stuff head-on.
Who wants a solid relationship with a sleezebag who tries to get out of debts by claiming "yeah, it may be the same corporate entity, but I'm the new CEO, so I'm not paying?".
You want nothing to do with a person like that.