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> "mercenary" mindset a.k.a. "professionals" I agree with your assessment that what it really comes down to in most cases is that companies don't have the mon
by saas_co_de 9y ago
> "mercenary" mindset
a.k.a. "professionals"
I agree with your assessment that what it really comes down to in most cases is that companies don't have the money and so they are trying to hustle something on the cheap.
The other factor is that unless a startup happens to have some very talented technical co-founders (very rare, even though they all think they do) they aren't going to be able to identify or attract real talent anyway. If they were paying premium salaries the money would most likely be wasted.
- patrickmay 9y ago> a.k.a. "professionals" Exactly. A salesman I used to work with said "Everyone is coin operated." You might be able to go 5-10% either way for intangibles like the stack being used or interest in the product, but at the end of the day everyone has to make the mortgage.
- uauaayauuauaa 9y agoUnless you live in a van, or in a low cost of living situation, which admittedly 99.999% of programmers choose not to do thanks to the power of "lifestyle inflation".
- CameronBanga 9y agoI'm not sure owning a house or reasonable apartment should be considered "lifestyle inflation", when working in an industry that continually creates some of the richest people in the world.