Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs

Re:Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs by lukejduncan on Wednesday December 25, 2013 @12:51PM (#6963602)

Everyone claims to hire "only A players." Alice interviews at TechCo, enters the interview anti-loop, and doesn't get an offer. Alice leaves while TechCo tells it's new hires "we only hire A players, you're the best of the best, welcome to the team." Alice avoids the anti-loop at MicroCo, gets an offer, and is told "we only hire A players, you're the best of the best, welcome to the team."

And the myth of only hiring A players perpetuates itself.

edit: grammar

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Re:Netflix: Non-'A' Players Unworthy of Jobs by zmjjmz on Wednesday December 25, 2013 @01:02PM (#6963643)

I think the point of the article is that whether or not someone is an A-player is context dependent. Alice might not be an A-player at TechCo (for some reason e.g. the way they dole out projects) but is an excellent fit at MicroCo, where she is considered an A-player because she can work well in their context.

Whether or not this works in practice is obviously a bit iffy, since finding someone who fits exactly your context is incredibly difficult.

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