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Re:Hire for slope, not Y-Intercept by abrokenpipe on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @05:21PM (#28227336)
Thats how I read it at first, but I think he is saying if someone has 2yrs experience then working another 2 years somewhere else would make that second job half of their current career. I think "work experience" would have been a better term to use.
Re:Hire for slope, not Y-Intercept by cornel_io on Friday August 20, 2021 @07:09PM (#28252409)
Yep, your interpretation is correct, I was sloppy with my wording.