I've managed small teams for six years, and the hardest hires weren't the ones lacking technical skills—they were the ones with great resumes but zero self-awareness. We once hired a brilliant coder who could ship features fast, yet he'd derail every meeting and blame teammates for his own delays. Within three months, two solid engineers quit because of him. So I'm wondering: when you're hiring, does cultural fit deserve more weight than raw ability? I lean toward yes, because skills can be trained but attitude rarely changes, though I admit we've also passed on quiet geniuses who might have thrived with better onboarding. What's your experience—should character or competence come first in your hiring decisions?