>but if they are looking like the kind of person who will make Staff Engineer in 24 months you’d want to keep them on board. What if, after hiring them, you re

>but if they are looking like the kind of person who will make Staff Engineer in 24 months you’d want to keep them on board. What if, after hiring them, you realize they definitely won't cut it as a staff engineer? Bad hirings slip through all the time. Just because someone can leetcode doesn't automatically mean they'll reach every wild target you throw at them.