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You might be eminently qualified to do the work but in reality no one works in isolation (unless you are Joe Hewitt [0]). So unless you can mind read, no one ca
by sah2ed 9y ago
You might be eminently qualified to do the work but in reality no one works in isolation (unless you are Joe Hewitt [0]). So unless you can mind read, no one can say for sure if you will fit in with the existing culture to get the job done, a subtle aspect many people overlook.
A good example of a qualified hire quitting just after six months is Chris Lattner who quit because "... Tesla isn't a good fit for me after all." [1]. You are free to Google the personality clashes which made it difficult for him to continue at Tesla.
[0] https://medium.com/@joehewitt/entrepreneurship-or-lack-thereof-36ae0f420a07 https://medium.com/@joehewitt/entrepreneurship-or-lack-there... - original deleted but archived from Google's cache here: http://archive.is/1aDdk http://archive.is/1aDdk
[1] https://twitter.com/clattner_llvm/status/877341760812232704?lang=en https://twitter.com/clattner_llvm/status/877341760812232704?...
- losteric 9y agoThat uncertainty is always a given... addressed in the first three words of "it looks like you'll fit in". I still don't see how that can be perceived as offensive or insulting.