It's safer to pass on a good candidate than hire a bad employee. Hence the byzantine process interviewing has become. Like most of what Joel says it’s flatteri

It's safer to pass on a good candidate than hire a bad employee. Hence the byzantine process interviewing has become. Like most of what Joel says it’s flattering to the audience but just not true. Pretty much every company in the universe operates a 3-month probationary period. The risk of a bad hire in the real world is well mitigated. Also true in the real world, it is better to do this than waste months of time looking for the perfect candidate when you could easily get someone decent on board in mere weeks.