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Again, if an entry level dev is a loss then don't hire entry level devs; your company does not adequately utilize them.
by brandall10 8y ago
Again, if an entry level dev is a loss then don't hire entry level devs; your company does not adequately utilize them.
- vetinari 8y agoNot every company is using popular, widely available tech, that folks can learn in their spare time. In this regard, unfortunately, we are using a proprietary platform and there is no chance to learn anything until you have access to the bits and docs. Due to that, fresh hires are completely useless to be utilized in any way, until they learn at least basics.
- brandall10 8y agoYou're conflating ramp up time of business domain knowledge with skill level. Yes, a sr. dev will come up quicker than an entry because they have the wisdom and experience of past companies, but all devs need some sort of ramp up in an environment like that. You don't hold back pay from your sr. staff until they've ramped up, right? Of course not, they would take a better offer elsewhere. As would your entry levels that have now risen to mid-levels once they get the chance. But all the same, any company should be able to make any dev useful from pretty much the very beginning. Whether it's rote refactoring work, research tasks that are too time consuming for more sr. folks, tasks that are in the domain of data entry that can be automated with simple scripts, low-hanging fruit bugs, etc. It's a failure of the org not to properly utilize the abilities of a smart person who knows how to program.