The OP talked about people, then your reply was about goods. Unless "contract with a supplier" was about humans as goods, that term obviously means purchasing stuff, not purchasing humans. Who uses "purchasing" when it's about humans/employees?
Goods don't have a brain and no state of mind which was at the center of the OP's comment.
Okay, back to your original reply then:
> If you are responsible for purchasing, will you ask competitors for quotes?
The OP talked about the people themselves. If we follow your line then you don't talk about the employee at all any more. You are talking about something else than the OP.
The OP talked about people, then your reply was about goods. Unless "contract with a supplier" was about humans as goods, that term obviously means purchasing stuff, not purchasing humans. Who uses "purchasing" when it's about humans/employees?
Goods don't have a brain and no state of mind which was at the center of the OP's comment.
Okay, back to your original reply then:
> If you are responsible for purchasing, will you ask competitors for quotes?
The OP talked about the people themselves. If we follow your line then you don't talk about the employee at all any more. You are talking about something else than the OP.