Hiring Decisions
tjic: A has his problems, and I'm not sure that I'd hire him...but here's something to think about:If you hire A, the next person that you interview will see A and think "there are geniuses here".If you hire B, the next person that you interview will see B and think "there are mediocre players here".Of course, there's a third option: defer hiring until you find the perfect guy.I will note that I once hired a guy so good that on his first day I knew he'd be leaving soon.  He stuck around for a year and left.  I don't blame him - he got a much better deal - one so good that I couldn't match it.  I got a ton of great work out of him in that year though, so I'm still glad I did it.