I don't think he's talking about legal risks: 1 the people that interviewed / recruited that bad egg will be scorned as the people that brought that idiot in

I don't think he's talking about legal risks: 1 the people that interviewed / recruited that bad egg will be scorned as the people that brought that idiot in 2 often people think the bad one will get better so they invent a lot of time into making it work. Time that could be better spent elsewhere. 3 typically groups have a very limited headcount. So if you bring in a bad person you've used up that slot and won't have anything available for months (if ever) 4 have you ever worked with a negative person? It really zaps the energy out of going into work. 5 the damage that a bad hire can also be great on the code base, let alone morale. Some junk stays in the code for years