If you have never started a business and suffered the consequences of having hired the wrong employees you lack the perspective necessary in order to voice an o

If you have never started a business and suffered the consequences of having hired the wrong employees you lack the perspective necessary in order to voice an opinion on this matter. From my perspective, having started several businesses, succeeded and failed, I see no flaw whatsoever in what Jason is saying. The consequences of hiring the wrong people can be dire, particularly when you need them to perform. I had a director of sales who was instrumental in killing one of my businesses. When times got tough he did not have the "killer instinct" Jason talks about. Sales were down. Times were tough. I relied on him to go turn over rocks and find sales. Long story short, he just didn't have it in him. I had hired the wrong person. Funny thing is that there was another candidate that was rougher around the edges but definitely had the drive. I chose the more "refined" candidate (in my eyes) and made a huge mistake. Jason is right. If you don't understand it's because you lack the context. My favorite Mark Twain saying applies here: "A man holding a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way". Hold THAT cat by the tail first. Then you'll have an opinion worth considering.