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Re:Amazon's Controversial 'Hire to Fire' Practice Reveals a ... by UncleMeat on Thursday June 03, 2021 @08:04AM (#27380022)
> You just described something that comes very close to "hire to fire".

Not at all. "Hire to fire" means that the person gets zero coaching because they are a sacrificial lamb. They have no chance to succeed even if they turn out to be skilled. "Holy shit I need to hire people" means that the bar is less consistent but every hire is intended to stick around. The latter puts people in a challenging position. The former is planned sabotage. Completely different things.

Re:Amazon's Controversial 'Hire to Fire' Practice Reveals a ... by amzn-throw on Friday June 04, 2021 @01:01AM (#27390769)
> "Holy shit I need to hire people" means that the bar is less consistent

Not even. It's not the manager's job to determine the bar. It's the bar raiser's. And they are not under the same pressures.

We can and do veto hires below the bar.