> The risk of choosing the wrong person is so great, that it's often better to not choose anyone. If there is any doubt what-so-ever, it's better to not make a

> The risk of choosing the wrong person is so great, that it's often better to not choose anyone. If there is any doubt what-so-ever, it's better to not make a a hire, it can be too damaging to a team, manager, company. That's bullshit. Sorry, but it is. If it was such a big risk, companies would: 1) Do much better jobs at retaining employees (that are known to be good). 2) Be in a lot of trouble currently, because companies hire all the time and fire all the time. If you're having this problem you seriously need to reevaluate what you consider damaging. Hiring someone your team thinks is an idiot is not damaging. Making your current team go home and talk to their roommate/spouse/so each night about how "we really need to fucking hire someone, this is ridiculous" while making your devs set through interviews is damaging :)