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Not sure why you got down-voted for this, maybe you touched a nerve. I up-voted you for having a realistic perspective. Obviously (good) programmers are some of
by gphil 15y ago
Not sure why you got down-voted for this, maybe you touched a nerve. I up-voted you for having a realistic perspective. Obviously (good) programmers are some of the most valuable employees around--but what about sales, support, etc? One can't be successful on their own just by coding. At a minimum one has to also sell, document and support software for it to really create value.
- crasshopper 15y agoMaybe because it sounded like I was disagreeing with dctoedt, who is obviously right. See Poeisis' comment below.
- xiaoma 15y agoPeople who can sell are also critical, but the difference is that salespeople's performance is more easily quantifiable than most others' and the stars generally do take in outsized earnings via commissions and/or bonuses. It's also easier for their mediocre colleagues to take, when they know that the money the they make is tied directly to how much they're bringing in for the company.