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> They do an annual survey of SDEs, and they do release that data internally (aggregated/anonymously). SO they do have data. The problem is if they release data
by fweespeech 11y ago
> They do an annual survey of SDEs, and they do release that data internally (aggregated/anonymously). SO they do have data. The problem is if they release data taht says "Oh well X% of our engineers are happy with the company" Then when happens when someone says why not (X+Y)?
If they can show a clear majority are happy with their jobs, that is the strongest argument they have. It also shows the articles claiming otherwise are in error.
There is always going to be someone who complains but data is more valuable than "well, all these people are malcontents or misquoted".
- srtjstjsj 11y agoIt's not an election. "Clear majority" is an extremely low bar for "job satisfaction", especially when you consider that over the years, the happy portion vote every year, while many of the unhappy people depart.
- fweespeech 11y agoThen what bar would you set? I'd be happy with a low bar. My guess is it isn't even hitting that low bar.
- vkou 11y agoIf they can show that a clear majority are happy with their jobs, all that demonstrates is survivorship bias. Given their churn rate, this is not a good thing.