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In scenario of: - If you get the money and opportunity to hire really senior/well known dev to lead your eng. team, would yo do it - Ummm no, we believe in ou

• peterlk 8y ago
  I think I understand what you're saying, but I think you're oversimplifying, and that would do a disservice to people who may be new to the job market. Just because someone is a big name doesn't mean they're the right fit to lead a team - some of the best engineers I've ever met have no interest in leading teams, but are very valuable to have on the team. Hiring well, and believing in the team that you've hired is important, and I think it's a red flag to see management churn. To me, the red flags are absolutes. i.e. "Yes, we would absolutely replace our team lead because we only want the best" sounds like a toxic place, and it's not the kind of place I would expect to find (most of) the best engineers that I've worked with. And "No, we would never hire that person because our team is the best" sounds arrogant or naive.
  • kodisha 8y ago
    Exactly, thanks for clarifying. I've seen this behaviour where existing employees were forming a "cult" to cover each other, and promote one another, while technical debt piled up, and at the end basically brought products to a halt. I'm not saying that VIP hire is some magic stick that will fix everything, but if they consider a taboo to even mention such a thing, this is not a environment to be in.