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> Will it? Are you willing to test this?

Yes, this literally happens all of the time today. Proof point - software development organizations hire to fill operating budget voids, not on what work needs to be done.*

*Source - I've seen 900+ software team's P&Ls and interviewed their CTOs.

Crazy. But this is surely only true in mega corps, it’s nothing I’ve ever seen in small orgs.