$50000 sounds cheap! That doesn't factor in the opportunity cost of missing out on a "good hire". IMHO, the "cost" of a bad hire is some multiple of their sala

$50000 sounds cheap! That doesn't factor in the opportunity cost of missing out on a "good hire". IMHO, the "cost" of a bad hire is some multiple of their salary-- more like 200K-1M. Even worse if you add-up lost customers.