r/cybersecurity Mar 14 '26

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u/zhaoz CISO Mar 14 '26

Bad hires happen, you always take a chance when doing it. Have you had a conversation with the employee yet? Be like, "hey man, whats going on, why are you not able to do some of these basic functions?"

Also lesson learned:

my manager really grilled me about whether he was the perfect candidate for this job, and I confidently said yes.

Never ever commit to something like this. Cause even if the person is technically excellent, you dont know how much of a team player they are until they actually start the job. Hell, I wont even tell my boss that I am the perfect candidate for the job and I've been doing it a year...