"Imagine someone's being hired for a front-end position, and we don't have months to get them up to speed." First, I'll ignore the fact that contributions can

"Imagine someone's being hired for a front-end position, and we don't have months to get them up to speed." First, I'll ignore the fact that contributions can be made to any stack far sooner than "months". It's uncommon for companies to be so incredibly short-sighted. In tech, the hiring goal is for talented people who will contribute for a long time (1 year+).