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top talent is like an $800 coffee machine. If you ain't gonna use it or appreciate the fine coffee it makes, there are others who will. and the coffee machine i
by lani 15y ago
top talent is like an $800 coffee machine. If you ain't gonna use it or appreciate the fine coffee it makes, there are others who will. and the coffee machine insists of being appreciated every moment .
- michaelochurch 15y agoAverage people are like cars: capable of average speeds reliably and high speeds unsafely. The most talented people are like airplanes. Fly them slow and they tend to crash.
- megablast 15y agoThat analogy is awful. You can buy a $800 coffee machine, and put it on the factory floor unused for 10 years, and it will not make a difference.
- ArtB 15y agoActually that seems like a good analogy. If you have a $800 coffee machine but are serving it to people who won't appreciate it, it's going to waste. I've heard HR people asking about how to attract top talent when all the company does is build simple CRUD apps.