I was once at a company where the VP asked me for an introduction to someone and I said "how do I know that he'll be treated better than the prior 2 people I re

I was once at a company where the VP asked me for an introduction to someone and I said "how do I know that he'll be treated better than the prior 2 people I referred to the company" and I got a thundering silence in return. I guess it bothered me more than I thought since I still think of it today.