The management can still hire freely but cannot scold freely.
Explanation:
'At will' fits here perfectly in contrast to 'freely'. ‘umbrage’ can be given without intention, so (b) is not right. (d) does not make sense. ‘scolding’ happens spontaneously most of the times, hence it is unlikely that it involves a decision-making process.
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