His thing about reading too much into references is pretty bad. Like &quot;moody&quot; = &quot;clinically depressed.&quot; Pretty big jump there! Could you really say that about a stranger based on a tepid reference? Maybe their project was stupid, or they had a bad seating arrangement where they were stuck next to an annoyingly chatty person, or they just weren&#x27;t naturally bubbly, or ... whatever, there&#x27;s like a thousand possible reasons to consider before you jump to &quot;clinically depressed&quot; with regard to a stranger.<p>I also think the thing about drive is a bit naive. If you&#x27;re dealing with a young unknown quantity than sure, drive can be a useful metric, but on the other hand if you&#x27;re dealing with a proven reliable professional with domain expertise, who cares if they have drive? I&#x27;ve worked with plenty of really good people that don&#x27;t want to touch a computer after they go home, and yet are incredibly capable at their jobs, and that&#x27;s totally fine.