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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by eloisant on Monday January 05, 2026 @05:53AM (#46497348)
If you're only getting those kind of candidates, then your job offer isn't attractive enough.
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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by red-iron-pine on Monday January 05, 2026 @10:23AM (#46499819)
then the pendulum swings the other way and now I have ruthless mercenaries chasing $$$ who will jump at the first opportunity

and not every job needs to be top-shelf.

Betty in Accounts-Payable just sorta needs to be there and not screw up too often. I don't need a super-star, and if we have to move her to another part of Accounting that's fine; I'll save my money for a solid CPA or two, etc.

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