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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Many of the peanut gallery have seemingly never been all hands on deck on a win at all costs project, so they say things like ‘wreck the chemistry’ or ‘he didn’t earn it.’
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On a project like that, adding a new person at the last minute doesn't usually help much. This is known as Brooks's Law; it's a real phenomenon. It's not about chemistry, but a problem of communication and learning. Helping the new guy get up to speed can cost more time and effort than the extra productivity he adds for the short time he's there.
If the project is easily broken down into independent tasks, Brooks's Law isn't a problem. But if it requires constant close cooperation among team members (like, for instance, hockey), it can really bite you in the behind.