Employ and keep them (dumb) because : 1.they can always say 'yes' and 'agree' with you 2. they will bring you up, they will always be behind you as your wish 3.they dare not say anything as you has train them to follow you 4.they don't see more than you, even they seen...they will say nothing 5. your boss will see only your ability to manage people - no noise meant everything fine! You say, 'I'm employing the best person for the post', 'work with me to achieve our KPI', reality...'work for me, I need to achieve my KPI' For you, productivity and cost saving are not important, you are looking into 'keeping harmonious working environment', so don't make noise! Don't let the management know the lost you have made! Lets think how to talk to the management...find tune to hide the lost! Communication is so important to complete the task. We will keep talking the same thing over and over again. More staf