It's often difficult to pin down why a general manager hires a particular candidate.

The manager had already hired a bassist, and now he had two!

The manager hires him and says he can start on Monday.

The manager hires some scientists, who turn the band into robots.

Poot explains that the manager will not hire anyone under 17.

The board of directors was elected and a manager hired.

The same manager hired us both, at the same time.

Of the 1,308 managers hired since the rule was adopted in 1978, about 512 - or 39 percent - still live outside the city.

Why hire a manager when good old Thorn will do the work free?

- "The manager hired a worker, which the latter was very happy about."