> While I agree with the author's contention that businesses are bad at hiring managers and so reward pathological candidates, I disagree with his assumption th

> While I agree with the author's contention that businesses are bad at hiring managers and so reward pathological candidates, I disagree with his assumption that they're merely incompetent as opposed to self-serving ... The author contends that businesses hire "self-centered, overconfident and narcissistic" managers. Whether that covers for incomptentence or for intentionally harming the business seems an orthogonal question. I generally think your points are good, but I'm not sure they address this article.