I'm sorry Ross, but you have no taste.

Adding an extra sleep because something is slow is a hack. Sure, I'd do something like that when I need to. I have. I preface it with comments about it being a hack because I know that it is wrong and I know everything that can break when I do that.

Perhaps there is a problem that causes it to slow down? It breaks. Perhaps some day I get a better one that initializes faster? I'm wasting time. Perhaps someone copies that code to use elsewhere? That (now superfluous) sleep has become a bad meme.

Coming up with a "right" solution is sometimes more work than it is worth. Such is life. But I wouldn't hire someone who doesn't have the aesthetic sense to knowl when they're just applying duct tape.

Cheers,
Ben