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Yeah, maybe the good ones are leaving. Or maybe, you're attracted to flash and arrogance. Maybe you only think they were good because they told you they were a
by whamo 17y ago
Yeah, maybe the good ones are leaving.
Or maybe, you're attracted to flash and arrogance. Maybe you only think they were good because they told you they were and then left. Maybe you're like a pathetic person who fawns over a lover who treats them poorly.
Maybe, since you're still in business, the good ones stayed behind. Maybe you need redefine your definition of 'good'.
- prospero 17y agoContinued existence is usually not the limit of a business owner's ambition. By that same token, the people who can keep it running are not necessarily the same people who can continually grow it. "Flash and arrogance" are not the same as skill, but they're not inversely correlated either.
- docgnome 17y ago'"Flash and arrogance" are not the same as skill, but they're not inversely correlated either.' No kidding. I don't think anyone could argue that Linus, for just one example, is unskilled... It's a pretty well established fact that he can also be arrogant.
- nzmsv 17y agoA job is absolutely unlike a romantic relationship. I think this is exactly the problem most bosses have with employees leaving: they treat it as a breakup, or a divorce. The reality is, company loyalty is nothing like family loyalty. Here's the key difference: the moment an employee stops being a net win for the company, they are let go. Yet somehow management expects employees to stick around because of some imaginary "loyalty". It does not exist.