And later, when joining a better company, s/he more deeply understands the reasons behind their good practices -- because s/he has seen the mess, without.
Having seen and lived in mistakes, is life experience, can be useful. Depends on the person
There are two assumptions here:
1. that the person will be accepted into that better company, even with these pre-existing sub-optimal practices which may manifest in a coding interview or a take-home task
2. that the person will be open to learning these better practices, instead of being set in their ways, after having had their first experiences shape their views without the desire to challenge them