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""In every other field, it is obvious that more pay == more and better candidates"" I don't see evidence to bank this claim. I've spent 10yr+ doing hiring, fo
by edoceo 8y ago
""In every other field, it is obvious that more pay == more and better candidates""
I don't see evidence to bank this claim.
I've spent 10yr+ doing hiring, for devs and other roles. Candidate quality and wage offered rarely coincide.
Currently I've got four high quality employee who are all under market wage wise.
But! My (small) company is fun! There is upward mobility (eg CSRs becoming SDET), new skills opportunity (eg: Senior devs doing customer interviews/site-visits). Folks can see their work being used and participate directly in the feedback loop.
IMO a "rewarding opportunity" attracts better candidates, money offered just gets me more candidates.
- smrtinsert 8y agoSorry but that's garbage. Only 20 year olds fall for that find your passion crap
- NullPrefix 8y agoMaybe that's the target audience
- edoceo 8y agoIt's not passion crap, these are older players (mid-30s+) who know better. At some point folks can make the choice to not only chase money. Here we work 40h, some employees are 90%+ remote, come to the office if you want, actually USE the vacation they earn, 100% health, equity Balance is the real offering. You think I'm selling passion-bullshit, I'm not. I'm selling: ill pay you less but treat you better. Many folks are happy to just not be a cog in a huge machine.