Venting anger so I don't pop a vein - Beyond Tiki

P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Wed, Oct 30, 2002 9:15 PM Tiki-bot, I can totally relate to that. A few years back we hired a technical whiz kid (19 years old). He knew the ins and outs of our systems and could configure just about any scenario we threw at him. Unfortunately, he also had the maturity to go along with his age. He could never apply our business model to what we were trying to accomplish and as such, we had to let him go. The person we hired to replace him was significantly older and as green as can be but his maturity made all the difference. He was ambitious and willing to learn everything he could - while keeping focused on the task at hand. The lesson learned -- Sometimes the best ones aren't the most skilled.

Tiki-bot,
I can totally relate to that. A few years back we hired a technical whiz kid (19 years old). He knew the ins and outs of our systems and could configure just about any scenario we threw at him. Unfortunately, he also had the maturity to go along with his age. He could never apply our business model to what we were trying to accomplish and as such, we had to let him go.

The person we hired to replace him was significantly older and as green as can be but his maturity made all the difference. He was ambitious and willing to learn everything he could - while keeping focused on the task at hand.

The lesson learned -- Sometimes the best ones aren't the most skilled.

Post #12377 by PolynesianPop on Wed, Oct 30, 2002 9:15 PM