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Hiring within the Industry?
I'm curious as to everyone's thoughts on hiring within the industry. This applies to us, Too Much Media, not really a general question.
Up until now everyone we have hired has come from outside of the industry. My worry with hiring somone within the industry is that there will be a conflict of interest to the program owners who are our clients. Much the same as my refusal to outsource ANY of our support or development. Most people in this industry have an undying desire to work for themselves and make it big on their own. That is the majority of what worries me as we run the risk of them abusing or outright stealing in order to help achieve their dreams.
On the other hand by hiring someone from within the industry we would avoid the learning curve associated with our very unique industry. So far the possibile negatives have outweighted the benefits for myself and we have hired 100% in office employees from outside of the industry. I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this (good or bad).
There is no one specific we are considering hiring. It is just a general curiosity on my part as to how the industry and community would react and feel about it.
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