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You are a manager. You need five people on your team.
You hire eight, because you are expected to lose three in the next two years.
If three of them leave, fine. If three of them are incompetent, great! (You get your URA and you have evidence your Bar Raiser is an idiot.)
If the interview loop worked perfectly, all eight are great. But you still have to boot three of them.
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You are a manager. You need five people on your team.
You hire eight, because you are expected to lose three in the next two years.
If three of them leave, fine. If three of them are incompetent, great! (You get your URA and you have evidence your Bar Raiser is an idiot.)
If the interview loop worked perfectly, all eight are great. But you still have to boot three of them.