Re:What software engineers can learn from the rapid collapse...
by Nextgrid on Friday April 08, 2022 @04:51AM
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"Hiring too fast" happens because managers, company executives and sometimes even investors want to play with shiny toys rather than solving the problems they actually had.
The "shiny toys" in this case are employees and the task of managing them.
As a (future?) lead/manager, having more people on your team bolsters your resume. A lot of people would benefit from the company hiring more too as it generates demand in other parts of the business - HR, IT support, etc (which in turn causes more hiring if you need more people to deal with the increased workload). As a higher-up in the company, it looks better on your resume if it was a "big" company with 100+ employees rather than a scrappy garage startup with 3 people, and likewise for investors.
The "shiny toys" in this case are employees and the task of managing them.
As a (future?) lead/manager, having more people on your team bolsters your resume. A lot of people would benefit from the company hiring more too as it generates demand in other parts of the business - HR, IT support, etc (which in turn causes more hiring if you need more people to deal with the increased workload). As a higher-up in the company, it looks better on your resume if it was a "big" company with 100+ employees rather than a scrappy garage startup with 3 people, and likewise for investors.