Subject: Re: Batch Files as a Timed Ev
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-=> Andre wrote to DesotoFireflite <=-

 An> There's a reason a lot of companies and leaders have a "no assholes"
 An> rule for hiring. All the help in the world isn't very useful if they
 An> run everyone off and make people avoid the message boards, or in the
 An> worst case, not want to contribute to BBSing in general.

I worked in one company, for a period of time, where IT management and HR 
hired cool smart people that got along well. One of my friends, who was a 
BBS caller of mine was leaving to go back to school, and urged me to apply 
there.

I went through the interview process, and they ended up making a position 
for me based on my skills, not looking much like the position I applied for. 
We ran a production e-commerce site with 8 people supporting everything, and 
it just *worked*.

We'd hired a systems architect, and I approved his hire based on the role. 
The manager who built the IT department left to go work for the parent 
company, and instead of hiring someone new they promoted the architect - who 
no one had vetted as a people manager.

Within 3 months, he'd brought in a crony friend of his and his hires ended 
up not blending in with the rest of the department.  It had all changed by 
the time I ended up following my old manager to the parent company.



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