&gt; What about paying people the 2x-3x more in the event you decide not to keep the hire?<p>This could be pretty easily abused, since it doesn&#x27;t sound hard to get through the door if they are assuming you&#x27;re qualified technically.   So all you have to do is know just enough to fake it a little bit, then coast for as long as you can to get a big payout at the end.