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There is always office politics and no-one wants a new guy that they perceive as a potential threat. It's not just someone they might think is 'brighter' but s
by mytailorisrich 4y ago
There is always office politics and no-one wants a new guy that they perceive as a potential threat.
It's not just someone they might think is 'brighter' but someone that seems experienced and senior enough to have a good shot at taking over or being promoted over them.
- thfuran 4y agoAn incompetent hire is far more of a potential threat than a competent one.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoThere's quite a gap between competent and threat, I think...
- thisiswrongggg 4y agoThis. Very few people would welcome someone more competent than themselves, let alone open the door for them. A lesser coworker who does not rock the boat and pulls some amount of work (specially the rote kind of it) is seen as the best option.
- soulofmischief 4y agoThen the solution is to find higher performing teams with higher expectations. If one still bombs interviews after that, then it's likely the hypothesis is incorrect.