Typical vs. Maximal Performance

If I were the business owner looking to hire an essential opening in my company, I would choose Jaime. I believe that over time I will get a lot more out of Jaime for the company than I would if I had hired Avery. Jaime is a consistent worker and that gives good results day in and day out. Hiring someone like Avery may sound good for a few situations, but it could impact the people working beside him and lower their productivity as well. In my experience, when someone is known to be a high performer people will look up to them in some way and mimic what they do. If people were to see that Avery only really works two days during the week they might ask: why can’t I do the same thing? Avery would probably be suited better in more of a seasonal type of job where work could be heavy for a time and then dwindle down in the off seasons. This could help Avery perform well when he needs to and have the company avoid taking hits when he starts slacking off. An example of this could be working for Apple on the next iPhone. Avery could slack off after the launch of a new phone and then kick it into gear during the development phase of the next one. Jaime in my opinion would be suited for many more jobs than Avery. Due to his consistent performance, he would be a primary candidate for jobs where making mistakes is unacceptable. This could be military contracting for example where a mistake could result in someone’s death. He also would be great at a production style of job or another flatter job with less variation.