I wonder how much of the perfect retention for non-developers is because of "gold-plated handcuffs"? It would obviously be nice to make X% of the market rate fo

I wonder how much of the perfect retention for non-developers is because of "gold-plated handcuffs"? It would obviously be nice to make X% of the market rate for your position for X >> 100, but it would not be nice to have to take a (1 - 100/X)% pay cut if you want to leave the company for whatever reason. Lots of people can't afford to take a substantial pay cut because they align their recurring expenses, particularly housing, with their salary. Also, it's interesting to consider how much this would force "bullshit jobs" to be automated, either internally or through SaaS offerings. Note that "bullshit" != "traditionally low-paying" - customer support roles, which are crucial but traditionally low-paying, are the obvious counterexample.