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> And that it seems absurd for places like Facebook to say that when they reject so many applications from talented developers. That's nonsense. FB pays upward
by flowerlad 6y ago
> And that it seems absurd for places like Facebook to say that when they reject so many applications from talented developers.
That's nonsense. FB pays upwards of $200K per year to fresh CS graduates. Compare that to $60K made by a chemical engg graduate. If there were plenty of talented developers why are they paying such astronomical salaries?
- Yoofie 6y ago> If there were plenty of talented developers why are they paying such astronomical salaries? Because Facebook (and Google, for that matter) discovered a money hose that is called online advertising, so they can be more liberal with the money they dole out. Also, SV tends to be expensive. The amount of money your are paid does not necessarily mean you are the best and brightest, as much the HN/software types like to believe.
- flowerlad 6y ago> Because Facebook (and Google, for that matter) discovered a money hose that is called online advertising They are more generous because they have more money? Preposterous. That's not how businesses work. Businesses pay the lowest possible salaries regardless of how much money they make. If they are paying high salaries that's because that's what it takes to hire the top talent. The laws of supply and demand come into play here, not generosity.