Patrick Bet-David

He's been there for eight years now as a CEO.

Tom, your thoughts on the strategy with what Lowe's is doing?

But eventually it will.

The quality is going to get better.

Let me get to this last story here, and we'll wrap up.

No mediocre worker is safe.

The bar for keeping your job just went up.

This is a business insider story.

With hiring budget constraints, some companies are finding a different way to bring in talent, replacing workers with better ones.

There's just no appetite for mediocrity anymore anymore.

said Brent Orsuga, founder of the supply chain and logistics recruiting firm Pinnacle Growth Advisors.

Over the past year, he's seen many of his clients quietly replace employees rather than grow headcount.

Everyone was looking at what they have and being like, I want the best of the best, Orsuga said.

While upgrading isn't new, Orsuga said that 2025 was the biggest year

He's seen in the trend in more than two decades in the recruiting world.

He calls it bullseye hiring.

It's like every seat matters.

So I've got to hit a bullseye and get the right person in the right seat.

Hiring has slowed in the U.S.

recently due to economic uncertainty, cut in costs, and high adoption.