> A recruiter I talked to a few years ago said she thinks its crazy we don't use an agency model for programmers like actors do. The idea there is that good pro

> A recruiter I talked to a few years ago said she thinks its crazy we don't use an agency model for programmers like actors do. The idea there is that good programmers pay a small percentage of their salary to a manager, who's job is to find you the best roles that suit your skills and negotiate pay on your behalf and so on. Such things do exist (at least in some form) but I haven't had a good experience. Same old story: like everyone else, they're looking for seniors, turning down juniors, and complaining about shortage of talent.