This is very insightful. Like, I've been on the other side of this (hoping this experienced new hire will fix up some of the mess I don't have time to do), and

This is very insightful. Like, I've been on the other side of this (hoping this experienced new hire will fix up some of the mess I don't have time to do), and have probably never even realized it. In fairness, if the new person is competent it's usually very clear early on, and they tend to move on to better things fairly quickly.