4 ms·
The ecosystem described here strikes me as frighteningly provincial. If you've backed yourself into a niche so small that there are only a few engineers worth h
by Uhhrrr 16y ago
The ecosystem described here strikes me as frighteningly provincial. If you've backed yourself into a niche so small that there are only a few engineers worth hiring (implausible), then your whole company is at risk every time they cross the street.
Some might cite Steve Ballmer's chair-throwing incident, but that was an employee who was a)going to a competitor and not a friend, and b)not likely to change the overall dynamic between the companies.
- aaronblohowiak 16y ago"If you've backed yourself into a niche so small that there are only a few engineers worth hiring (implausible)" This isn't that implausible, actually. Hiring is very^2 difficult.
- jiaaro 16y agoThe point is valid though... if it's that difficult for you to hire, you really do have high risk
- Uhhrrr 16y agoI totally agree that hiring is difficult, but I don't think it's because there are so few good engineers. Rather, it is because figuring out whether someone will be a good employee within your particular culture in any expedient amount of time is difficult.
- rorrr 16y agoGood developers are generally employed and don't stay on the market long when they want/need another job. I've done lots of interviews at my last job, and ALL good candidates were employed at the time and were looking for either more money or better environment (there was one case when company went under and laid off all of their staff).