My experience has been that B players want to hire C players because of pity and empathy. A players don't have any, which is why they're A players. A players se

My experience has been that B players want to hire C players because of pity and empathy. A players don't have any, which is why they're A players. A players see someone who is less capable and don't think, "Wow, I can totally relate," They think, "How is it possible someone could be so incompetent?" Or even if they do have a modicum of sympathy, it's not enough to want to help the other person out by hiring them. By definition, B players don't have that last little bit of knowledge, skill, talent or experience which lets them get to the next level, so they can't see it in others either. This means they relate to C players or D players as just others on the same path - maybe with a little less capability, but just as good in general. A players understand how far away other people are from being at their level almost instinctively, and act accordingly.