not only poor timing, but just bad PR from the company.You don't...

not only poor timing, but just bad PR from the company.

You don't hire someone to start in 3-4 days time, so she must have indicated her intention to leave some time ago, and they must have started the search some time ago; why did they not announce it well in advance instead of dropping it like a lead balloon a few days before year end and 6 weeks before annual results are presented.