This is a hilarious response because any place that would fire an interviewer for a bad hire would be one of the worst possible places to work at. Hiring engine

This is a hilarious response because any place that would fire an interviewer for a bad hire would be one of the worst possible places to work at. Hiring engineers is hard enough without the threat of your job being attached to their success. If you need to cover your ass so much that you can't hire anyone without a good degree that indicates there's more politics in play than actual engineering.