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		potato3732842 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics to auto... Professionals trade favors for each other. Someone who has done good work for a peer won't necessarily do good work if hired by some rando.

dwaltrip 9 months ago [–]

The original guy’s rep is on the line for making the referral, so if there is already a relationship, he will want to rec someone who will do good work.

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