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I think it's because most companies know that change is difficult and painful to most people. There's an "activation energy" that it takes for you to switch jo
by xscott 5y ago
I think it's because most companies know that change is difficult and painful to most people. There's an "activation energy" that it takes for you to switch jobs, particularly if you'll need to move to a new location.
I worked for a company that exploited this very successfully by having an office in a city where there were not many alternatives for comparable work. Anyone they recruited couldn't really change jobs without selling their house, uprooting their spouse's life/career, and sending their kids to a new school. The company had a strong incentive to pay you to move there, but it cost very little to encourage you to stay.
- nimos 5y agoI'm 50% convinced this is why MANG companies have such intense interviews.
- 0des 5y agoWe are not doing 'Mang'. Stop it.
- egberts1 5y agoMANG!
- Rezwoodly 5y agoThank you
- NullPrefix 5y agoMAANG - there are two A's
- spiderice 5y agoWhat does Mang mean? Not finding it with a quick google search. Edit: never mind. It becomes very clear if you spell it right, as a sibling comment pointed out.
- frgtpsswrdlame 5y agoYou're right, 'A G-MAN' is so much better.
- hourislate 5y agoIf this is a game of Scrabble I got FAGMAN !
- dustintrex 5y agoTry GANGNAM. (Google Apple Netflix GameStop Nvidia Amazon Meta, and yes, one of these is not like the others.)
- WithinReason 5y agoHow about Meta Apple Google Amazon?
- croon 5y agoGAMMA? MMANGA? AMANAM?
- gilbetron 5y agoMAANA throw microsoft in there and it becomes MAAMAN
- queuebert 5y agoSuddenly realizes why so many companies are moving to Texas.
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- emaginniss 5y agoBut if a bunch of companies are moving to Texas, doesn't that make it easier to switch between the companies that are moving to Texas? BTW, Austin has had a strong tech and start-up culture for at least the last 30 years.
- positr0n 5y agoYou'd need a small town in Texas for this to be effective. Everywhere I've ever lived in Texas had tons of tech jobs available.
- bbatchelder 5y agoThis tactic is pretty boofed now that remote work is normalized.