Meh.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
It's tough because most anything you do would fuck up underling if he doesn't get the job, or decides not to take it.

Can you start a hire search on your own, and anon, or do you need authorization? Maybe you could start looking secretely in case you do need to replace them. Of course, your boss might find out you knew then and didn't tell him.

Assume that I could authorize but would need to simultaneously report it up the chain to avoid the potential for upper level backlash.