| I agree there appears to be a mismatch here. But I disagree that it can be changed by a new perspective. If we take it at face value that he is experienced then we can say he is running up against culture fit problems. And honestly I can relate to him because I have found most companies to be overly structured and resistant to change. In my opinion it comes down to personality types. The OP is not the standard developer architype and has trouble operating in an environment others find comfortable. Rather than dismissing this as a problem with the candidate we should consider that it can be a problem with the environment. My contention: Large organisations are a horrible environment for individuals high in creativity (big 5 personality trait). They very strongly tend to be populated by people who are low in creativity. Experienced people who are high in creativity need to find leadership positions in companies breaking new ground - startups. They either need to find a position where they call the shots in a startup, or they need to create a startup themselves. A person very high in creativity is designed to be working at the edge and if they find themselves working in the middle, doing maintenance, then they are going to be unhappy and misunderstood by others who are fundamentally different from them. My advice to the OP is to get out of large companies and to go as small as possible, go take some risks on some new technology and architectures. |