I think everything you’re saying is 💯 true but often much more concealed in business or at the very least takes time and situations to come out. So not necessarily clear for when hiring someone as an SME.
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I feel you… I have misjudged people many times in the past, because of my own blind spots. And oftentimes these issues only reveal themselves over time. “Trust everyone, check everything” is a heuristic I’ve heard use by a business once 😄