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This comment isn't against you, because you are right that a lot of companies calculate this way. It is also undeniably short sighted. Because value in this cas
by withdavidli 10y ago
This comment isn't against you, because you are right that a lot of companies calculate this way. It is also undeniably short sighted. Because value in this case is literally in the eye of the beholder. If they were worth at least million and mission critical, market rate was 100k-200k. Pay 400k-500k. Guarantee employee knows they are valued and no other company would match because the person isn't worth as much to the competitor.
There was an article a few years ago about a Google employee. Competitor interviewed, offered what they thought was a great package around 500k, found out candidate was making 3mil at Google. Failure on the recruiter part not getting that info beforehand, but can understand more senior folks not discussing till the end.
- bb611 10y agoPresumably the article in question: http://www.businessinsider.com/a-google-programmer-blew-off-a-500000-salary-at-startup--because-hes-already-making-3-million-every-year-2014-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/a-google-programmer-blew-off-...
- withdavidli 10y agoyes, exactly the one. personal note, it's bad form to have published the candidate's salary. at the 3 mil level, not even Google has many employees making that. probably narrowed it down to a dozen or so people since they even mentioned that it was a "programmer" (which I interpret as high IC level).
- ionwake 10y agoWhat does ic mean?
- citizens 10y agoIndividual contributor (basically non-manager)
- mmcconnell1618 10y agoIndividual contributor as opposed to people manager
- jsudhams 10y agoIndividual Contributor
- seansmccullough 10y agoIndividual Contributor.
- falsedan 10y agoIntegrated circuit actually it's the sound a manager makes when they have to talk to their staff: "another round of one-on-ones, ic!"