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I think you’re settling an unreasonable standard for discussion by mentioning the 10x engineer as hiring target. It’s often difficult to find someone that does

I think you’re settling an unreasonable standard for discussion by mentioning the 10x engineer as hiring target. It’s often difficult to find someone that doesn’t outright lie on their resume. It’s hard to find someone that will be able to contribute to your team rather than make a negative impact. I try and hire engineers and we have to go through dozens of candidates to find someone who just seems motivated and competent

_asummers 10y ago
> I try and hire engineers and we have to go through dozens of candidates to find someone who just seems motivated and competent This has been our experience as well.
ryandrake 10y ago
> I try and hire engineers and we have to go through dozens of candidates to find someone who just seems motivated and competent This statement is dependent on one's definition of motivated and competent. Additionally, I think in general a company gets the candidate stream that its job description/offered salary deserves. Pay peanuts, expect a line of monkeys applying.
- GrumpyYoungMan 10y ago
  >Pay peanuts, expect a line of monkeys applying. While that might be true, if you pay six figures, all you get is an even bigger line of monkeys applying.