Regarding suitable candidates

Regarding suitable candidates for the VP of engineering. Buffalo Bill provided the insight that the Sarcastic Brit should be the VP of Engineering. Why not? He's got the right pedigree, he's got that "sexy English accent", he's got enough gray hair, and can be cleaned up to look presentable. (He would have to ditch the "Guns don't kill people - men with mustaches kill people" T-shirt.) More importantly, he is one of the few people who works at the Biotech Mecca that knows how to behave in public. He hasn't even punched anybody in the mouth yet. Although those days may be numbered.

Unfortunately the overriding stench of competence immediately precludes him from the job.

Of course, we have also discussed hiring back the mad man as CTO. He doesn't know how to behave in public, but that skill is highly overrated in a position that requires technical genius anyway. This discussion has made it as far as to my boss, who agrees whole heartedly that the Mad Man would be perfect - provided he were in a room with the locks on the outside. Of course, I know that it will never get anywhere based on the fact that my boss supports it. (Remembering the whole ineffectual part.) Again, the overwhelming stench of competence is probably too large a barrier to overcome.

Then again, more engineers would probably do the company more good than hiring a fist full of new managers. If I actually cared anymore, I would find the situation highly frustrating. Given my current state of mind, being understaffed means that they can pay me for more months before running out of dough.