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Re:The Unexpectedly High Cost of a Bad Hire by GeneralMayhem on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @12:46PM (#6091188)
Very risk-averse people might prefer a known meh to an unknown potential apocalypse.
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Re:The Unexpectedly High Cost of a Bad Hire by mathattack on Tuesday July 23, 2013 @02:26PM (#6091939)
You answered it much better than me. Every hire that comes in without someone at the firm personally vouching for their character is a risk. Sometimes an honest meh is better than risking the apocalypse.
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