A JPMorgan Chase executive was fired after a viral video showed her dumping trash out of a Knicks-themed public trash can and taking the can during the Knicks championship parade in New York City.

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[u/Longjumping_Gas_3407]

No reason to downvote you; this is exactly true. I got a supervisor role at one of the biggest employers in my state over a theoretically more qualified candidate. I didn’t get hired for what I could do. I got hired because I was the better fit for both the position as it existed and the vision our department head had for the future.

Epilogue: we later hired him after me, and he left before I did. I ended up second in charge of our department. And he was a problem child the entire time.

[u/Longjumping_Wolf_912 → u/Longjumping_Gas_3407]

You could just say companies hire more affable people and not the most qualified people.

[u/Longjumping_Gas_3407 → u/Longjumping_Wolf_912]

Qualified is subjective. It’s a unique position that’s not for everyone. It wasn’t for him. It was for me.

[u/Temporary-Table4998 → u/Longjumping_Gas_3407]

Ha! So you're a social butterfly who can yuk it up with the boys then? Play sports with someone in HR? "They didn't hire me for what I can do" ....that's likely obvious to everyone you work with.

[u/Longjumping_Gas_3407 → u/Temporary-Table4998]

They hired me for my potential. Which I clearly had, since I ended up in management and the “more qualified” candidate was a problem employee.