Lee: Hiring candidates under economic stress leads to poor employee retention
Hung Lee · Polarizing Talent: Navigating 2023's Landscape · Jul 7, 2023 · at 40:51
Hung Lee warns hiring managers against taking an adversarial posture toward candidates during economic downturns on The a16z Podcast.
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“And even if you do end up, let's say hiring a few people because they are under economic stress, you're not going to keep those folks because, you know, they joined you for those stressful reasons. You have to hire people that are motivated to work for your business, irrespective of these externalities.”
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