Don't agree. One is free to evaluate all choices and choose what one thinks is best - but once you accept a job offer it is a commitment and a contract. It is extremely unprofessional ( and in my mind unethical) to just not show up! And I don't believe that you have to "put up" with someone just because they are good if their work ethics are poor. What good does it do me if I hire someone "good" but obviously unreliable and that person jumps wagon after a couple of months leaving everything in a mess?
Vardhini --- Manish Jethani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/16/06, Vinit Bhansali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh, if you or your HR departments encounter a certain Ravi Gyani > ... you > > know what kind of job to offer him. > > I wouldn't post the name on a public forum. I think it reflects more > poorly on your company than on the guy. > > > I'd take a less technically competent but stable employee any day > over a > > smarter but jumpier one. > > Similarly, a lot of workers would rather take a stable, less > intellectually satisfying job than a cutting edge but risky one. It > works both ways. I've seen small startups fire people left right and > center when the VCs hit the panic button (back in the dotcom bust). > If > you want smart people, you have to put up with them. > > > As in any other game, long term stability matters here too! > > Right. You know what InfoSys did in 2001? They had offered jobs to > students via campus recruiting and then, when the dotcom bubble > burst, > they cancelled the offers (they called it "postponed" or something). > My friends had to fend for themselves looking for jobs in that bad > market. > > Forget software, have you run any other business? Like a small > restaurant or a shop or something? Workers at that level are > extremely > unprofessional. They have no resume and they have no "career" (good > for them). They work for a couple of months, save up and enjoy for a > few months, switch jobs on a whim, etc. It's very difficult to hire > and retain good people in any business. Welcome to the real world. > >
