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If most (all) of your early employees are hackers, how does it not make sense to hire a hacker to manage HR?
by pxlpshr 16y ago
If most (all) of your early employees are hackers, how does it not make sense to hire a hacker to manage HR?
- andrew1 16y agoBecause different jobs need different skill sets? Why does being a 'hacker' make you qualified or even appropriate to manage something like HR or marketing?
- pxlpshr 16y agoHow many hackers are CEO's and how many of those were ever qualified for that job at the start?
- pxlpshr 16y agoDown vote and no opinion? Hmm. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1596814 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1596814
- corin_ 16y agoThe logic isn't that "any hacker is appropriate for HR work", but that a hacker who is suitible is better than a non-hacker.
- mixmax 16y agoIf you start a gardening service does it make sense to hire a gardener to do your finances? Not to be offensive, but I think a little bit of respect for other lines of work would be a good thing here.
- pxlpshr 16y agoYou're comparing apples vs. oranges. I suspect a competent hacker can do a lot of things not related to coding. Per the original comment, a hacker created the most social network of the decade. I think a hacker can manage the demands of a team internally.
- jleader 16y agoRecruiting is part of HR; at fast-growing companies, it's a pretty big part. Wouldn't it make sense to hire some recruiters who are able to distinguish at least roughly between good hackers and bad ones?