"A players hire A players and B players hire C players”.
I’m not saying I am necessarily an “A player”. But I am secure in my skills and the ability to convince someone to pay me for my skills. I was instrumental in hiring three people at a job who were all better than me at the time. I learned so much from them while I was there, it helped set me up for my next job that was my first job as a lead.
Why would I want someone that can’t help me be successful at my current job and whom I can’t learn from?
Even there I would ask my then former coworkers first advice.
I’m not saying I am necessarily an “A player”. But I am secure in my skills and the ability to convince someone to pay me for my skills. I was instrumental in hiring three people at a job who were all better than me at the time. I learned so much from them while I was there, it helped set me up for my next job that was my first job as a lead.
Why would I want someone that can’t help me be successful at my current job and whom I can’t learn from?
Even there I would ask my then former coworkers first advice.