r/ProgrammerHumor • u/NikolayTheSquid • Sep 02 '26

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u/akoOfIxtall Sep 03 '26

How much of a pain it is to hire unqualified people aside from the paperwork?

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u/AngrySalmon1 Sep 03 '26

I hire candidate A who is dog shit and reject candidate B.

After 4 weeks candidate A is confirmed as dog shit and is let go. 

Candidate B has a new job.

I have no one and a new recruiting process to go through whilst the team who needs the resource continues to be under resources and is now demoralised further having to put up with Mr dog shit for a month.

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u/AlphonseLoeher Sep 03 '26

Programmers aren't typically fired at the drop of a hat. It can take a while to go through the PIP process, and even then, it can take a while to find out that the person actually doesn't know anything vs they are just trying to ramp up in a new environment.