> "the smart people leave, the dumb people stay and promote other dumb people" This is sometimes referred to as the 'Dead Sea Effect'.[1] The same way that wa

> "the smart people leave, the dumb people stay and promote other dumb people" This is sometimes referred to as the 'Dead Sea Effect'.[1] The same way that water carries salts and other minerals to the Dead Sea, and then the water evaporates while the salts accumulate. Similar effect with hiring a mix of good and bad people, and over the time the good ones leave because they have options while the bad ones stay and accumulate. [1] http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/ http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-d...