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But does being in the top of those combined skills command top pay?
by non-entity 6y ago
But does being in the top of those combined skills command top pay?
- infermore 6y agoI'm pretty sure it does, but I'm also pretty sure it's okay if it doesn't.
- ansible 6y agoIf you're at the level where you can write a decent book on programming or something... that means guaranteed job offers for the rest of your career. Like, I haven't seen Raymond Chen's resume, but if he calls me up tomorrow looking for a job, I'll find something for him, even if we're not hiring. Ditto for Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols, and some other people in the Rust community.
- julianlam 6y agoDepends what those two or more skills are. You might be a top flight musical basket weaver but that won't pay too well.
- rimjongun 6y agoYou make me music baskets and I’ll find a way to make it pay well.
- ZainRiz 6y agoYou don't need to get paid directly for those skills to be valuable. I started brushing up on my writing skills since at the higher levels of engineering (and prob all other fields) communicating your ideas more effectively will open up way more opportunities down the line. Some of those may have monetary rewards. But the reward can be something else as well
- arcticbull 6y agoEngineering and writing/communication/organization is basically the definition of a tech lead. If you find me a good engineer with good communications skills, I'll get you a mid-6-figure salary no question.
- 082349872349872 6y agoAccording to legend, a new student of Euclid’s once asked him, “What shall I get by learning these things?” In reply, Euclid beckoned his slave and told him, “Give him a coin, since he must make gain out of what he learns.”