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		xtracto on Feb 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My billion pound company has no HR department Wow that's quite dense. I've lead Engineering teams for some time and can appreciate the idea of having predefined times for people to start . See, there are several processes that

leesalminen on Feb 24, 2021 [–]

I guess if you’re a maintenance mode company, sure whatever a couple weeks delay can’t hurt.

If you’re in the growth stage of a tech startup, you need engineers and support ASAP.

HR making their life marginally easier on themselves at the expense of growth is unacceptable to me.

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