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Changing the CEO's attitude is indeed impossible, even with multiple people that he respects. If you are seen as a replaceable work horse, you lose a lot of le

Changing the CEO's attitude is indeed impossible, even with multiple people that he respects. If you are seen as a replaceable work horse, you lose a lot of leverage indeed. Here in Belgium there is a huge shortage of software developers, which places the programmers in a stronger position than the companies. I can leave a company and instantly get the same or a higher pay somewhere else. A company on the other hand, first has to find somebody, and then still overpay the first few months before the new employee becomes productive. From that point it's a bad position to be in.

laumars 8y ago
There's definitely a shortage here as well. But that doesn't mean that a CEO has respect for the trade. My thinking is if a CEO comes from a sales background then they will run their company in that mindset. Much like how some CEOs who are developers sometimes struggle to release products because they're focused on the technology rather than the product (gross exaggeration there - but I hope you understand the point I'm making)