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‘The biggest turkey I ever hired’

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Gabrielle Solomon
Gabrielle Solomon
By
Gabrielle Solomon
Gabrielle Solomon
November 24, 2008, 6:15 PM ET

More than two-thirds, of hiring managers in a recent survey said they’d rather muddle along with the employees they have than take a chance on hiring someone new, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her November 25 Ask Annie column. Of course, if some new hires turn out to be turkeys, lots of hiring managers are no prize pigs themselves. What was the worst hire you’ve ever made – or who was the biggest turkey you ever went to work for?

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