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I don't think that was implied by the context at all. >that wouldn't be greed, it'd just be realism. I think that's the point. Startups routinely want to conv
by learc83 8y ago
I don't think that was implied by the context at all.
>that wouldn't be greed, it'd just be realism.
I think that's the point. Startups routinely want to convince people to work for them for less than established companies. They often talk about wanting to hire people who care about solving the problems they are working more than money.
When someone is being realistic by pointing out that they can make more money elsewhere, they say they are just "being greedy."
- repolfx 8y agoWhen someone is being realistic by pointing out that they can make more money elsewhere, they say they are just "being greedy." You're assuming the big paying tech firms will hire any programmer who applies to any startup. They won't.
- learc83 8y agoI'm not assuming that all "by pointing out that they can make more money elsewhere". In this case I'm talking about someone who can make more money elsewhere. I've often heard variations on "don't be greedy" from startups and recruiters when I was working as a consultant. I'd tell them "We'll I'm making X now, so you're going to need to at least meet that in total comp before I'll consider it." The response is almost always something like "We're interested in programmers who are really passionate about Y and aren't primarily salary driven, so we only pay X/2 here."