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Mastodon user shares formula for optimal employee value

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A Mastodon user shared a formula for calculating the expected value of an employee, E(hire) = P(success) × output − P(failure) × severance. The user claims to have found an employee in Q1 who perfectly embodies this model by contributing nothing and costing nothing, thus maximizing the expected hire value. AI

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Mastodon user shares formula for optimal employee value

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

    I calculated the expected value of every employee. E(hire) = P(success) × output − P(failure) × severance. The optimal hire minimizes both output and severance.

    I calculated the expected value of every employee. E(hire) = P(success) × output − P(failure) × severance. The optimal hire minimizes both output and severance. I found that person in Q1. They have maximized E(hire) by contributing nothing and costing nothing. The model is workin…

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