This is a minefield in small orgs, the “big name” hire. Lots of these folks are used to being a cog, where there are standardized inputs and outputs. They come to small org where everyone is expected to do 6 things “good enough” instead of 1 thing well, and they cant handle it. They want to do the one thing, not the 5 others. They bitch/moan/fight but that doesnt change the 5 things they arent doing that arent getting done. So the rest of the team gets to pick up that slack, or more likely doesnt, and the big name gets bad results.
Im not even blaming them exactly, but its frustrating to see managers dazzled by a name keep hiring people that do not or cannot work in small shops. Its a different type of job, even if its the same industry, and honestly some people can’t hack it.
This is a minefield in small orgs, the “big name” hire. Lots of these folks are used to being a cog, where there are standardized inputs and outputs. They come to small org where everyone is expected to do 6 things “good enough” instead of 1 thing well, and they cant handle it. They want to do the one thing, not the 5 others. They bitch/moan/fight but that doesnt change the 5 things they arent doing that arent getting done. So the rest of the team gets to pick up that slack, or more likely doesnt, and the big name gets bad results.
Im not even blaming them exactly, but its frustrating to see managers dazzled by a name keep hiring people that do not or cannot work in small shops. Its a different type of job, even if its the same industry, and honestly some people can’t hack it.