> It's not a binary choice. Which I acknowledged by describing it as a slippery slope. > What's the HR method that can parse untalented and hardworking vs unt

> It's not a binary choice. Which I acknowledged by describing it as a slippery slope. > What's the HR method that can parse untalented and hardworking vs untalented and putting in normal hours? One does not exist AFAICT and, with any luck, one will never exist. > What's the cost of untalented? It's probably not just their salary. By untalented I did not necessarily mean stupid. I meant non-"rockstar" or whatever the mythical 10X programmer is called nowadays.