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Generally agree except for the last sentence. What if the false negative is Elon Musk? Netscape could have hired him, but they passed. You can always fire a bad
by ptd 8y ago
Generally agree except for the last sentence. What if the false negative is Elon Musk? Netscape could have hired him, but they passed. You can always fire a bad hire. You can’t reinterview Musk when you realize your mistake.
- scarface74 8y agoEven though most people work “at will”, firing someone always has consequences. - There are usually HR policies around firing people that takes awhile and a lot of paperwork. - You open yourself up to lawsuits whether they are successful or not, it still a hassle and has costs. - you increase the amount you have to pay to your states unemployment insurance fund. - It puts a chilling effect on other employees. They think they can easily be fired to. - if the employee is really bad, they do “negative work” and put more work on the other employees who have to work around them or redo their work. Very rarely will one employee that you don’t hire make or break an established company.
- ptd 8y agoThanks again for sharing. Great insight. If you had a blog/newsletter, I would be a reader.
- scarface74 8y agoNo blog. I would rather keep my opinions on corporate America and my real life separate. Everything I know about management, hiring, firing and organizational theory comes from the Manager Tools/Career Tools Podcasts. As far as hiring, this is my go to guidance. https://www.manager-tools.com/2007/04/effective-hiring-set-the-bar-high https://www.manager-tools.com/2007/04/effective-hiring-set-t...