I don&#x27;t think he&#x27;s talking about legal risks:<p>1 the people that interviewed &#x2F; recruited that bad egg will be scorned as the people that brought that idiot in<p>2 often people think the bad one will get better so they invent a lot of time into making it work. Time that could be better spent elsewhere.<p>3 typically groups have a very limited headcount. So if you bring in a bad person you&#x27;ve used up that slot and won&#x27;t have anything available for months (if ever)<p>4 have you ever worked with a negative person?  It really zaps the energy out of going into work.<p>5 the damage that a bad hire can also be great on the code base, let alone morale. Some junk stays in the code for years