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afraid of hiring candidates who know more or are more skilled than themselves. The unstated fears include that the candidate will, if hired, outshine colleagues, his or her boss

At one company the joke was you should never hire someone taller than yourself, because you would end up reporting to them. It was funny because it was true...




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