If the sitution is as described then the obvious answer is yes. People don't change, so attitude issues are hard to rectify once the settle (certainly not in th

If the sitution is as described then the obvious answer is yes. People don't change, so attitude issues are hard to rectify once the settle (certainly not in the timescale of a young startup). That said, the big take-away shouldn't just be to change your hiring process but rather to (also) change your management process. I find that staff attitude is set by both sides during the first few months of employment. At that point it "locks in" and is much harder to change later.