to leave (someone) in a lurch

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 588: Hiring Business Consultants.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 588. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialogue between Erica and Stefan. It is about a business that wants to hire people from outside of the company to come and give the company some advice or some help. Let’s get started.

Erica: So your suggestion is to hire outside consultants to handle the extra work associated with the expansion.

Stefan: I think there are a lot of benefits: we get someone with the right expertise quickly, we can use him or her as needed, and we can save on employment taxes and benefits. What’s not to like?

Erica: I’m just not sure that’s the right move