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They simply play safe. If you hire someone with PhD it's very unlikely that anyone will ever blame you for not taking that other random smart dude instead. The
by ivanhoe 8y ago
They simply play safe. If you hire someone with PhD it's very unlikely that anyone will ever blame you for not taking that other random smart dude instead. The other way around you might get into a trouble for your choice. It's just how bureaucracy works, protecting your butt first, and everything else comes 2nd.
- el_dev_hell 8y agoI find the key factor the be company size. When I worked for a Fortune 500, credentials mattered. Possibly more than competence. I'm working for a much smaller company now and it's significantly closer to a meritocracy (or a "who will generate the most obvious value - even if it means working 90 hours per week" ocracy).
- koolba 8y agoThis is the HR version of “Nobody ever got fired for bringing in IBM”. It’s true till it’s not.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoIn a previous workplace we had a very capable part-time instructor. This fellow was never converted to a full-time position (eventually they got fed up and left); instead management kept recruiting externally for the full-time instructor position. They went through 3 or 4 people in as many years because the new recruits were glaringly incompetent. They were, however, innocuous and unthreatening. So far, no consequences for the departmental chair.