Rapid Hiring & Firing to Build the Best Teams

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by nirav • 16 years ago

4 3 16 years ago

Paul English sounds like a huge douche.

>During interviews, I do tell people about this, and that they should not join if they are risk-averse in their confidence about themselves.

Basically he's saying if you don't think you're smart enough to work for me, don't bother. Instead of factually stating that 1 in 5 new hires will be let go in X months, he flips it around on the candidate and turns it into a challenge. It's a subtle psychological trick that is dishonest at best.

No one ever wants to talk about the ethics involved in treating people like cogs in your money-making machine. If you want the absolute best people on your team, provide a salary that will attract the best. Anything else is simply using people as tools for your own self-interest.

nirav• 16 years ago

I would not assume 'best' people are primarily motivated by salaries.

hackinthebochs2• 16 years ago

I depends on how big of an increment we're talking. If we're talking a 10k/year difference then other factors probably weight greater. But for more significant amounts, I'm sure salary would be a primary motivation.

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