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> I would not say that this is "smart"... You might get people to accept offers but if the work environment is bad they'll leave so the end result is just to in
by oblio 3y ago
> I would not say that this is "smart"... You might get people to accept offers but if the work environment is bad they'll leave so the end result is just to increase turnover and to trash the company's reputation (which will make hiring more difficult).
They can kick the can down the road and make money.
IBM coasted on its reputation for decades and even now it's a big company and still respected in many arenas.
Reputational damage is hyper overrated.
The average individual doesn't have the time or inclination to do research.
- pmoriarty 3y ago"The average individual doesn't have the time or inclination to do research." I took the time to do research on the companies I interviewed with, but the reviews on sites like Glassdoor are completely untrustworthy. Virtually every company had reviews which praised them to the moon, and reviews that said they were a company from hell. Which to believe?
- lolinder 3y ago> The average individual doesn't have the time or inclination to do research. This is probably true for small-to-medium sized purchases, but for hiring? I suspect people are much more inclined to do their research when they're about to trust their livelihood to a company, especially in fields where they have other options.
- oblio 3y agoTrue, but what happens looks a lot like this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36082954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36082954 And then people are back to judging the financial offers and their own gut based on the interview, I imagine. The information asymmetry is massive between companies and employees.
- ghaff 3y agoAnd the reality is that at large companies people are in roles and with groups they love (at least for a time) and people are in roles or with groups they can't wait to get out of.