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0 pointsBeetleB9y ago0 comments

>However, junior people really shouldn't have any problem with motivation and drive

How are you going to determine if that really was the problem?

Every time I've heard a colleague say something like this, (s)he is just utilizing a model in his/her mind to explain the behavior, and pretty much never attempts to validate/falsify. Pretty much always post hoc justifications.

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hn_throwaway_999y ago· 1 in thread

It's really not that hard. When I have multiple peers of the person coming to me saying that someone is not putting in effort, and they aren't dependable, and they don't follow through, that's a pretty clear signal.

BeetleBOP9y ago

>they aren't dependable, and they don't follow through

These are all fine and measurable. Jumping from those to "lack of motivation and drive" is a leap.

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