If you are reading this, you may already be wary of rockstar and ninja hires, but there is a sneaky subset of a more general bad hire: the team player.
In theory, a team player sounds great. In an ideal world, they work well with others, provide help and support on multiple projects and are all-around helpful people.
However, in a world that is more and more promoting the ideas of flexible and remote work, team players are lost in the mix. Without the ability to work independently, these “team players” are left high fiving themselves and laughing at their own “Happy Humpday” jokes every Wednesday.
