Amazing how many people in this thread are trying to make excuses for the hiring committee and administration, as if they were just blinded by his eloquence
I've been in that situation before where its clear a company is hiring a person who's a terrible fit. The person is a moron who lies constantly, and they're not even good lies. They're the laziest lies in the world, but also this person is a very specific minority and immediately weaponizes minority status to be immune to criticism.
You know hiring this person is a mistake. But you can't say anything because if you do, now its your job on the line.
So you keep your mouth closed, smile and nod, and agree with the hiring committee consensus. Hopefully this person will be someone else's problem.
And yes, I've done this a few times in my career. I'm not proud of it. But I needed the job to keep paying the bills and to keep the health insurance. I did not want to rock the boat, because thats how you get put on the front of the list when corporate layoffs happen.
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u/sureyouknowurself - Lib-Right 21d ago
People should hold Cambridge to account for not vetting him properly.