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by Ensorceled 1410 days ago
> threat of getting fired if I don't immediately live up to expectations

I also try to fire fast and every single time the issue is that they do not actually have the skills they listed on their resume.

That's why the coding test and that's why you need to fire fast.

I have all kinds of patience for good people that need ramp up time.
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JJMcJ 1410 days ago
You need to have a very very clear idea of what the new hire will be doing when they start.

Plenty of companies assign people badly and then act all surprised that they don't have a Plug Compatible Interchangeable Engineer. https://kidneybone.com/c2/wiki/PlugCompatibleInterchangeable...

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Ensorceled 1410 days ago
> You need to have a very very clear idea of what the new hire will be doing when they start.

Yep. My latest hire started a few weeks ago and I had a back log of pretty simple tasks that were well within their wheelhouse and a dedicated mentor to help bring them up to speed.

I've been on the receiving end of gruelling "sink or swim" initiations that were called "onboarding"

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