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> do as they were told and not rock the boat This is a problem. It means the best output you're going to get is that of the level of the person doing the telli
by karmakaze 3y ago
> do as they were told and not rock the boat
This is a problem. It means the best output you're going to get is that of the level of the person doing the telling rather than the person who's first-hand doing and learning. I see this all the time. I once wondered why sometimes a new club/bar would open up, sparing no expense, but then the music would sound like shit. Not the sound system, but the DJ. It's because they were hired by someone who had more money than sense and didn't actually have good taste.
- pessimizer 3y agoPeople being bad at at hiring is really orthogonal to whether people want someone who just does what they're told, or who also partially controls the direction of their work. You're making the assumption that it's some idiot owner hiring people, when it could just as easily been that the owner has hired someone with a particular vision to run their company, and that person needs you not for your creativity, but your level of craft. It doesn't make me bad at hiring painters if I don't want them to have a say in the color.
- karmakaze 3y agoAny place I work would offer more autonomy than being cog in the company. Somewhat more like as an interior designer than as a painter. It's hard to imagine a painter as executing a vision. I certainly agree that the degree varies by level of role.
- fmajid 3y agoYou probably meant a house painter, as opposed to an artist..