Jason M. LemkinCEO, SaaStr · Co-Founder of SaaStr AI, SaaStr Fund, Adobe Sign

Why You Should Never Hire Bitter and Angry Employees Expert Advice

18 Mar 2024 · 0 min

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Short expert-advice video by Jason M. Lemkin (uploaded Mar 18, 2024) warning founders/interviewers not to hire candidates who are continuously bitter or angry about prior jobs. Lemkin argues such candidates cannot commit to the chaotic, under-trained, dynamic environment of startups; he recommends empathy but advises rejecting consistently hostile applicants.

There may be places for that, but it's rarely your startup. And the folks that are this bitter and angry about their last job, they can't throw themselves enough into your startup, into the chaos, the lack of training, the dynamicness of your environment. They just never get there. So have empathy. But when, when there's just this constant anger, this, this, this belittling of their last roles or jobs, don't hire. Don't hire them. Okay, Last ones.