She forgot the first rule. No matter for whom you work, you only really work for yourself. There's no loyalty given or received these days. Of course Sugar is going to cut them all loose after a year unless they turn out to be shit-hot; you don't pay £100,000 for a project manager unless they are a specialist in that discipline and with a cast-iron track record in rescuing failed projects. For an all-rounder in that role, it's silly money.