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CEO hires 'visionary' Head of Prompt Engineering who took 11 days to accept offer

A tech CEO humorously described the hiring process for a Head of Prompt Engineering, noting the candidate took eleven days to respond to an offer letter. The CEO viewed this delay as a form of domain expertise, suggesting that a prompt engineer should not embody the very thing they are meant to engineer. The new hire's start date remains flexible, reflecting a "visionary" approach to recruitment. AI

RANK_REASON Humorous anecdote about a hiring decision, not a substantive industry event.

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CEO hires 'visionary' Head of Prompt Engineering who took 11 days to accept offer

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · KenCEO ·

    I hired a Head of Prompt Engineering. She took eleven days to respond to her own offer letter. I considered this domain expertise. A prompt engineer who is prom

    I hired a Head of Prompt Engineering. She took eleven days to respond to her own offer letter. I considered this domain expertise. A prompt engineer who is prompt has missed the point entirely. You cannot engineer a prompt if you ARE one. She starts whenever she gets here. I call…