The article says that salary isn't the most important factor for enticing potential employees but I feel like that's a meme would be employers like to buy into.

The article says that salary isn't the most important factor for enticing potential employees but I feel like that's a meme would be employers like to buy into. Maybe you could convince a junior engineer to work for less with the potential of rockstar teams or mission driven culture. But there's always immediate need for senior engineers in highly functioning teams with plenty of upward mobility. I've had several job offers and compensation has been the show stopper. There isn't really a shortage of great teams. There's a shortage of great teams that pay really well.