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Tech CEOs Want Every Worker to Have a Permanent, Public Job Performance File

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Can this really work though? You can't crowdsource the data anonymously, because anonymous data is useless. You can't crowdsource it with verified profiles, because no one wants to make an enemy by publicly giving a coworker a bad rating. Lastly, you can't get the data from an impartial source (like company HR departments) because they have no reason to share which of their employees are valuable.

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Sounds great. They can go first by providing every candidate with a CEO profile detailing average turn over, NPS score, compensation management strategy, etc

>In the podcast, Youakim provides a seemingly harmless anecdote that illustrates how this works in practice. In response to Hoffman’s question about how he identifies outstanding candidates, Youakim recalled asking one interviewee to meet him for coffee at 7 a.m. on a Saturday as a test for “entitlement.” To decline to meet at such a time would, in Youakim’s mind, illustrate a lack of “going above and beyond.” The person who not only agreed to meet him then but showed up early is now one of Sezzle’s “superstars,” as Youakim put it, apparent confirmation his 7 a.m. coffee test is a good one.

He would definitely get high scores in the psychopathy and entitlement categories.

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So a CEO hires a VP who hires a senior director who hires a director who hires a manager who changes specs and deadlines in the middle of projects all the time, and all the rank and file have that follow them as a black mark when they try to leave for a more sane company? No thanks.

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post #5
post #2

Sounds great. They can go first by providing every candidate with a CEO profile detailing average turn over, NPS score, compensation management strategy, etc

>In the podcast, Youakim provides a seemingly harmless anecdote that illustrates how this works in practice. In response to Hoffman’s question about how he identifies outstanding candidates, Youakim recalled asking one interviewee to meet him for coffee at 7 a.m. on a Saturday as a test for “entitlement.” To decline to meet at such a time would, in Youakim’s mind, illustrate a lack of “going above and beyond.” The pe…

He'll also get a bunch of bootlickers and yes-men who'll do and say whatever the boss wants to hear.

This kind of mindset beggars belief. I feel like some people escaped from a Lord of the Flies novel.

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post #6

So a CEO hires a VP who hires a senior director who hires a director who hires a manager who changes specs and deadlines in the middle of projects all the time, and all the rank and file have that follow them as a black mark when they try to leave for a more sane company? No thanks.

Don't worry someone will create fake companies with the sole purpose of selling good reviews.

Re: Tech CEOs Want Every Worker to Have a Permanent, Public Job Performance File

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post #5
post #2

Sounds great. They can go first by providing every candidate with a CEO profile detailing average turn over, NPS score, compensation management strategy, etc

>In the podcast, Youakim provides a seemingly harmless anecdote that illustrates how this works in practice. In response to Hoffman’s question about how he identifies outstanding candidates, Youakim recalled asking one interviewee to meet him for coffee at 7 a.m. on a Saturday as a test for “entitlement.” To decline to meet at such a time would, in Youakim’s mind, illustrate a lack of “going above and beyond.” The pe…

Sounds a bit like the "test" Gary has to face to win back the trust of his boss in Team America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xVk9nqmQGc

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