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Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired? by catlifeonmars on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @11:32PM (#21143343)
Fortune 500/50 companies should be able to absorb the cost, no? If you have a lot of money, you can afford to make mistakes as long as the expected value (of many acquisitions) is positive in the long run.

I’m not sure what the point of this comment was, so apologies if I’ve assumed incorrectly.

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Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired? by fortran77 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @09:18AM (#21146580)
Maybe that's their logic, but a little due diligence can go a long way.

For example, one of the founders of one of the companies lied about his Stanford MBA Degree in his CV. He didn't have one. The company did not fire him. I lost a great deal of respect for the company after this.

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