Ask HN: Are tech companies becoming more unrealistic in hiring?
Yes, we know the problems of hiring the "wrong person" and the disasters they can bring to the team. However, the loss opportunity of being understaffed to not do all the projects you want to do is also an equally difficult problem.
Lately, I've seen the requirements of tech hiring get higher and higher and higher. If it get's any higher, the only people that's available to hire are sociopaths and liars because no living person on earth could ever fulfill these requirements. If the trend keeps going this way, a guy like Dennis Ritchie would be unhireable!
Is it just me or are tech companies becoming more unrealistic in their hiring practices? Is this a good thing in the long run?
Lately, I've seen the requirements of tech hiring get higher and higher and higher. If it get's any higher, the only people that's available to hire are sociopaths and liars because no living person on earth could ever fulfill these requirements. If the trend keeps going this way, a guy like Dennis Ritchie would be unhireable!
Is it just me or are tech companies becoming more unrealistic in their hiring practices? Is this a good thing in the long run?