* disposable workers that they can easily swap in and out as the political winds inside a company changes* This is a very underestimated point. most hiring is

* disposable workers that they can easily swap in and out as the political winds inside a company changes* This is a very underestimated point. most hiring is not about skill or productivity. But about building a political base within an organization. In some areas, this means hiring friends, fraternity brothers, or members of some other in/niche chohort. In other areas it means hiring people of a different stripe. It also shows up in HR very often as the term "head count", which an asset quota that is horstraded amongst managers. Headcount brings with it both momentum and inertia. And is a favorite tool useful for building subtle forms of leverage in an organization. Its useful to be aware of these dynamics in places like startups and politics because they exist there, too.