It’s tough being a hiring manager and constantly feeling like I’m the one making life difficult for others, the person who says “no” more than “yes", even though I’m just doing my job with integrity and responsibility. Candidates want jobs, teams want new colleagues quickly, and HR wants compliance. My decisions can disappoint someone, no matter what. Does anyone else feel this way?

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I’ve said yes/no on hundreds of interviews. You have to emotionally remove yourself. If you have a very clear set of criteria it’s not really you making the decision it’s the criteria.

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this is good advice

Integrity in hiring is about stewardship, which might not always be popular, but is absolutely necessary for the company and its people to thrive. So I'd never spent a minute feeling bad about it tbh.

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great perspective

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Yes, but only when pressured to hire the buddy/family/cheapest/frat/sorority/sports teammate/h1b/etc candidate instead of the most qualified candidate. I will always spend political capital to say no to those candidates for the good of my teams & company.

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good for you! im sure your team appreciates it

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yes allll the time. middle management is not fun!

for the ones you have said no to.. and the candidate is great you can provide support in obtaining another position within the company/org.

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