He made a bad hire by following dad's advice, thinking he is overpaying, but that he's getting a return on it. The problem is that in employment, it's not the

He made a bad hire by following dad's advice, thinking he is overpaying, but that he's getting a return on it. The problem is that in employment, it's not the market that sets anyone's individual value (like for a shoe), but a bunch of intangibles in how well one sells themselves.