By then, their predecessors' ratings had sunk to about 750,000, tempting bosses into the misapprehension that almost any replacement was bound to do better.
These include a bipartisan push to simplify the corporate-tax laws that currently entangle American businesses, tempting many bosses to hoard profits overseas or move their headquarters abroad.
And by giving him a one-year deal, it would give the club the option to tempt Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, who has been linked with the job but is taking a year's break, at a later date.
But his bosses must be tempted to cut him while there is still time.
Bank bosses may be tempted to stick with the slower, pricier systems they know.Are blockchains here to stay, in one guise or another?
Equally, bosses will be tempted to avoid costly or difficult long-term decisions on the ground that, as John Maynard Keynes put it, "In the long run we are all dead".
However, such are the occasional frictions between Deutsche Bank's ways and the corporate traditions of its homeland that its bosses must sometimes be tempted to unscrew their nameplate and go.
Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray believes new Cardiff boss Malky Mackay could tempt Andrew Taylor to join the Bluebirds on a free transfer.
The Cardiff boss is also hoping to tempt the Scottish club with an offer for striker David Goodwillie.
Though you may be tempted to tell your boss that you feel like your full potential was never realized, that you were always condescended to, that no one took your ideas seriously, or that the company culture stifled any attempt at fun or socializing, this really won't get you anywhere as you get ready to leave.
The Amazon boss is clearly hoping he can tempt those Prime customers to switch to Fire in what has become a ferociously competitive and difficult market.
