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There's a misconception that anyone can hire. Tech companies are outsourcing their IT to heroku and AWS because programmers can't sys-admin. They hire lawyers a

by latch 15y ago

There's a misconception that anyone can hire. Tech companies are outsourcing their IT to heroku and AWS because programmers can't sys-admin. They hire lawyers and accountants to take care of legal and financial matter. But hiring? "I can do that" they think. Worse, it isn't a process they try to improve. They don't try alternative approaches nor do they refine their process through small iterations. They have a belief in what "good hiring" is, and they stick with it. They swear by their approach, all the while bemoaning how hard hiring is. They don't realize they are the problem because, anyone can hire... I quit my job 6 months ago, and I've tested the water a few times since then. It's a joke.

georgemcbay 15y ago
"There's a misconception that anyone can hire. Tech companies are outsourcing their IT to heroku and AWS because programmers can't sys-admin. They hire lawyers and accountants to take care of legal and financial matter. But hiring? "I can do that" they think." In their semi-defense, they probably can do it at least as well as the vast majority of supposedly specialized technical recruitment firms, who are also largely a joke (yes, there are a few exceptions that prove the rule).
- latch 15y ago
  Good point. I didn't mean for the alternative to be using recruiters, but rather simply recognizing that you probably aren't good at hiring, and thus should continuously be looking at improving your process.