Lost a week because my electrician ghosted the job.

Hire people you trust or you'll pay for it later.

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Thought cutting corners on hiring was a genius move. Your story of getting ghosted showed me it's just setting yourself up for failure. Now I vet people properly and sleep better at night.

oscar_fox1mo ago

Absolutely spot on. That quick hire who vanishes after two weeks costs way more than the time you "saved" skipping calls. Learned the hard way that a real reference check catches the "just left a job" line versus the "was fired for no-calls." Even a short paid trial task shows how they handle real work pressure. Skimping there just means wasting months fixing their mess or re-hiring.

taraw1628d ago

Honestly I've hired some of my best people without doing all that extra stuff. Sometimes you just get a good feeling from someone in the interview and it works out. Spending weeks on checks and paid trials can mean you lose a great candidate to a faster offer.