that's a whole quarter + a month where you didn't have a body and stuff didn't get done. maybe they'd be slow at first and a burden until they're up to speed,

that's a whole quarter + a month where you didn't have a body and stuff didn't get done. maybe they'd be slow at first and a burden until they're up to speed, but that means you start that process sooner. they either needed the exact, perfect candidate, or else they wasted a lot of time