See the sentence right after that one. In the best cases the Bay Area tech community is cliquey, in the worst case it's illegally discriminatory. The recent fas

See the sentence right after that one. In the best cases the Bay Area tech community is cliquey, in the worst case it's illegally discriminatory. The recent fashion for founder-friendly term sheets hasn't really extended to employee-friendly employment agreements. Sure, I get that. And yet, it's also true that there aren't enough developers. I've dealt with hundreds of candidates over the past year. There are a few who rejected an offer, presumably because they had a better one some where else. Most, though, are not qualified, and most of those that are, accept an offer somewhere else before completing their interview. As an experienced engineer, I'm happy that it's a seller's market for tech labour. Someday I'll be on the other side of the table. But damn, there are so many things we could accomplish if there were more of us.