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There is a bunch of other 'only hire the hot people' type advice. Like “Are they enthusiastic? Excited? If they're unhappy where they are, that's a bad sign. Th
by mahyarm 12y ago
There is a bunch of other 'only hire the hot people' type advice. Like “Are they enthusiastic? Excited? If they're unhappy where they are, that's a bad sign. They should be happy where they are.". But these people are also looking for another job, and part of that reason is probably because they don't like where they are. If they are happy where they are, then why would they move? You also filter out low affect / foreign / shy type people when you do this, when they can be some of the best engineers you can have.
With happy people, if your going offer them something market rate and they already make market rate, then moving is even less attractive. If they've worked at a start up for a few years, they probably know how the entire equity compensation game works and will probably ask for something more than your company is willing to part with. And the reason why is because it has to beat the EV of working at Google.
- fsloth 12y agoActually, hiring people who are 'passionate' about the field would be a one way hire them with lower costs rather than people who are just very good in their chosen career. As a pathological example game programmers generally are not well paid because they are so eager to work in games that employers can use this as a leverage for lower pay.
- mahyarm 12y agoAn employee can still be very passionate about their career, but don't like specific things about their workplace. Like I can like living in a city, but not like the surprise loud noises that happen at 4am in my new apartment, and I cannot get the police to stop them. I still really hate where I live and want to move as a result, and it was a surprise, but I don't want to move out of my town.