> new trainees leave when they realize they can get better salaries elsewhere This is one of my biggest gripes about software companies, particularly larger on

> new trainees leave when they realize they can get better salaries elsewhere This is one of my biggest gripes about software companies, particularly larger ones. You hire someone fresh out of school and they work for you for 5 years? They damned well need to be paid at that point like someone with 5 years experience, not someone who started at a fresh grad salary with a nominal 3%/year raise. I 100% agree with everything you’ve said about training people up “from scratch”. The most loyal teams I’ve seen have been in that exact same situation.