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No, this is not a shortage of people. This is a shortage of seniors willing to work for your "very competitive compensation". Prices are up because you're star

by ikiris 5y ago

No, this is not a shortage of people. This is a shortage of seniors willing to work for your "very competitive compensation". Prices are up because you're starting to actually have to compete with major players due to all the remote work normalizing the playing field.

Gigachad 5y ago
It is a shortage because there are more open positions for senior developers than there are senior developers here. Paying more won't bring senior developers out of the void because there do not exist enough to fill all positions. If all companies expand at the same time they can not possibly all fill their positions no matter what they pay.
- anonymoushn 5y ago
  What does "here" mean? If it's not "on Earth" then your issue may be that senior developers aren't willing to relocate for you when remote jobs exist.
  - Gigachad 5y ago
    I'm talking about the whole of Australia right now (remote but country based). I can see job listings have all exploded in listed salary and every company I talk to is looking to expand.
    - ikiris 5y ago
      My aussie counterparts are still always migrating to the US because of the huge pay disparity.
      - SilverRed 5y ago
        It's virtually impossible to move the other way right now due to covid. So there can be a genuine shortage as it is not possible to pay to pull people from other countries.
- ipqk 5y ago
  As a senior developer that's semi-retired, maybe this is the time for me to unretire.