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> Guys, you are destroying your hiring pipeline. Not really, as long as the pay is there, devs will come.
by xvector 6y ago
> Guys, you are destroying your hiring pipeline.
Not really, as long as the pay is there, devs will come.
- Retric 6y agoSpending a lot of money helps less than you might think. You can definitely get well qualified people, but ‘qualified’ is only a proxy for what you want. For example if people leave after 2-3 years you lose out on massive amounts of institutional knowledge. But, more importantly you select for people that are very good at hacking your processes rather than your problems. Which I suspect is why their search for example has gotten so bad. Google is doing a great many things that look good internally that make search less useful.
- pgt 6y agoSome people are willing to take a principled stance. I have personally turned down significant offers at a cost to myself, including: 1. Building an HTTP proxy that inject ads into open WiFi networks, e.g. hotel lobby WiFi. 2. Forking a browser project for a gambling company that would hide their competitors' ads in return for providing free data to East African gambling addicts. 3. Building a website for a health quack with completely made up medical claims.