Inadequate Knowledge Transfer and Scapegoating Risk for New Remote Hires

Summary

New hires are often set up to fail when companies try to replace retiring employees with undocumented institutional knowledge. In remote settings, this problem is exacerbated by lack of in-person shadowing and poor documentation. The new hire is expected to take over critical processes without proper training or accounting expertise, leading to high risk of being scapegoated for failures. This unsolved problem causes severe stress and job insecurity.