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I never said we were offering peanuts. Competitive salary for the area.

• dominotw 7y ago
  > Competitive salary for the area. > We can't find anyone worth interviewing right now How can both statements be simultaneously true.
  • mattmar96 7y ago
    Perhaps a large majority of SWE's in our area have a job right now.
    • monoideism 7y ago
      You're right now more or less "featured" in front of one of the largest software communities in the US. Why not post a link to your job?
  • iudqnolq 7y ago
    A phenomenon known as "sticky wages" which means (in part[1]) that people are reluctant to quit and get a new job even if an "economically rational actor" would. 1: The definition also includes the fact that employers are more reluctant to lower wages than they are to increase them, all else equal.
    • dominotw 7y ago
      wouldn't that keep wages stagnant though. I see wages rising in SV.
      • iudqnolq 7y ago
        That is a piece of evidence against that. It's not conclusive, because wages can both be rising and be rising less than they would be absent the practice. However, I definitely haven't made a strong case for what I said, just wanted to throw out the name of a theory in case people wanted to Google it an learn more. I'm not equipped to definitely answer a question well-regarded economists debate about, of course.
• DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
  If you want to post the job description, location, and salary range, we could make the discussion more concrete.