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dschobel on May 26, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The New Résumé: Dumb and Dumber

If employers are that worried about someone jumping ship they can always make them a contract employee.

That way they get the smart guy or gal AND the security of knowing they'll be around for a while.

Hiring duds just because they'll stick around for a long time seems self-defeating in a very fundamental way.

stewiecat on May 27, 2009 [–]

hiring duds also leads to hiring more duds once work ramps up and the current set of duds can't handle it. Rinse, lather, repeat...

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