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They're also offering stock of course, and it actually looks interesting :-) Plus they may not be so time sensitive: 4 programmers for 10 months vs 5 programmer
by binaryfinery 16y ago
They're also offering stock of course, and it actually looks interesting :-) Plus they may not be so time sensitive: 4 programmers for 10 months vs 5 programmers for 8 months (yes I know). But if its $125k vs $150k will that $25k break the bank? Maybe. Maybe not.
- starkfist 16y agoI used to recruit and hire people and have been working with early stage companies for over a decade. The two companies I've worked with who tried this sort of hiring scheme blew through all their cash within 18 months, and they had a lot more money to burn.
- binaryfinery 16y agoI worked at a company that paid us fuck-all and still managed to burn thru $300 million. Are you in a position to tell us that the companies you worked with blew their cash on salaries, or are you just drawing making two causally unrelated statements in the same sentence?
- starkfist 16y agoYes, they blew all the cash on salaries.
- blacksmythe 16y agoThe real question is will two $150k programmers produce more than three $100k programmers. In Silicon Valley, my experience is yes. The same ratio probably applies anywhere, but the relative scale changes.
- jtheory 16y agoAh, but programmers don't come with these labels, do they? And of course the $100K programmers are happy to accept an offer at $150K as well (though they won't be any more productive), in which case you've actually just chopped out a third of your productivity.
- binaryfinery 16y agoWhy would you offer the $100K programmers $150K? Ah, you are saying that because programmers don't come with labels, you are unable to tell the two apart. I would suggest that you don't be involved in recruiting then.
- blacksmythe 16y agoThe $150k programmers don't answer job ads. They get all of their work through referrals.