4 ms·> The guy was scared of competition. Or being moved down in the stack ranking and cut.by 15155 11y ago> The guy was scared of competition. Or being moved down in the stack ranking and cut.ryandrake 11y agoThis is a great point. I wonder how many good candidates get rejected simply because an interviewer's bonus depends on him remaining the most talented person on the team?pvaldes 11y agoA lot probably. Is very common among scientists hiring another scientists in my opinion.