top | item 46457509 (no title) german_dong | 2 months ago Your generalizing about the fungibility of labor yields nothing. Every successful hire is a unique mix of right place, right time, right man. You control what you can. discuss order hn newest aristofun|2 months ago > Every successful hire is a unique mix of right place, right time, right manThis perspective even though technically true yields nothing useful.Most hires could have (and often do) been replaced by few alternatives in pipeline, and everyone of them would also be unique mix of same things.Everyone is unique, but business doesn’t care about uniqueness, it cares about getting the job done in a predictable and profitable way.You control your experience, resume and skills. But not “marketing” that was original point of this discussion.
aristofun|2 months ago > Every successful hire is a unique mix of right place, right time, right manThis perspective even though technically true yields nothing useful.Most hires could have (and often do) been replaced by few alternatives in pipeline, and everyone of them would also be unique mix of same things.Everyone is unique, but business doesn’t care about uniqueness, it cares about getting the job done in a predictable and profitable way.You control your experience, resume and skills. But not “marketing” that was original point of this discussion.
aristofun|2 months ago
This perspective even though technically true yields nothing useful.
Most hires could have (and often do) been replaced by few alternatives in pipeline, and everyone of them would also be unique mix of same things.
Everyone is unique, but business doesn’t care about uniqueness, it cares about getting the job done in a predictable and profitable way.
You control your experience, resume and skills. But not “marketing” that was original point of this discussion.