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As it rises it starts to pull in talented people from other fields who wouldn't take the job otherwise (coming from everything from finance to biology). There i
by snovv_crash 5y ago
As it rises it starts to pull in talented people from other fields who wouldn't take the job otherwise (coming from everything from finance to biology).
There is a lot more supply-side variability than people realise based on salary differences, and money can paper over a lot of work satisfaction issues, at least temporarily.
- cutemonster 5y agoMaybe also some clients will be happy to pay more, if they notice the quality is better
- snovv_crash 5y agoShort term it steals competitor's employees, which will be biased towards the higher quality individuals (as in, they should be able to pick and choose). Longer term it brings new people into the field, which might depress skill and aptitude levels, since these are people to who this was not their natural calling.
- cutemonster 5y ago> longer term brings new people into the field To me, that raises the question of how to find out if someone from another field, will be able to get good at software. This CEO mentioned they have training programs -- how do they know if someone from, say, biology and with some basic programming skills, is the right person to hire and maybe join a training program