At my last startup 15 years ago we paid our support staff $12 and had no problem hiring people. But the people we could hire for $12 sucked at the job. They jus

At my last startup 15 years ago we paid our support staff $12 and had no problem hiring people. But the people we could hire for $12 sucked at the job. They just didn't have the skills or talent. So we started paying $16+ and hired much higher quality people. Companies always want to pay as little as possible, but they also have to be able to attract the right level of talent.