Reply #110: Getting rid of a bad hire is a huge hassle, and the hiring manager that made the mistake will suffer

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If it is a large organization, HR will have all kinds of hoops that the manager will have to jump through in order to fire someone. In many cases, the best that can be done is to "encourage" them to leave on their own. Beware the labor lawyers.

Plus, the manager making the bad hire decision will have his own performance evaluation negatively affected.

So hiring decisions are somewhat of a crap shoot at best, given the limited information that the hiring manager can obtain. Applications are sketchy, references are reticent, and a lot of information is either out of bounds or kept restricted to HR staff.

So the absence of a high school diploma from a recognized, accredited school would be a big red flag against the applicant.