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A company that gets a solid junior and promotes them on reasonable timelines (say once every 2 years) can easily get a person with skills "beyond" what the comp

A company that gets a solid junior and promotes them on reasonable timelines (say once every 2 years) can easily get a person with skills "beyond" what the company that hire them can really afford and the person doesn't actively try to move to a different company because we are in a industry where a flat 100k is considered low by some, but still allows a fairly comfortable life style that doesn't engender wanting to make big changes. Combine that with fear of the unknown, plus the cargo culting of hiring practices that ask for skills that dont actually get used on the job and are thus completely atrophied by actual experienced devs all encourage inertia in current role. Especially if they are getting okayish equity refreshers and are in a stable company.

Ancapistani 5y ago
> and the person doesn't actively try to move to a different company because […] For me at least, there’s also the barrier of actually liking working there. I don’t take jobs at companies where I can’t see myself “drinking the Koolaid”. I want to be engaged in the product, the company, and the work culture. If I’m working somewhere that checks those boxes, it’s going to take a fairly substantial increase in compensation for it to be worthwhile for me to start over in that process.
- namelessoracle 5y ago
  Yep theres also that dimension. Couple more to consider, like if you have a stable job, with ok pay, where you have gotten good enough at the job you get the expected quantity of work knocked out in 30 hours a week. Well yeah that new job might pay you 30k more. But it might end wanting 30 hours more a week out of you (at least when your in that ramp up time). And will probably want at least an extra 10 while your ramping up to your new role. Is it "worth" going from 30 hours a week to 40 even if salary increases? Also social networks where you are afraid of up rooting your life to go to new city that pays way more but you dont know anybody and would be starting your life over on at least one level completely over. Your primary social network might even already be at work.....

Ancapistani 5y ago

> and the person doesn't actively try to move to a different company because […] For me at least, there’s also the barrier of actually liking working there. I don’t take jobs at companies where I can’t see myself “drinking the Koolaid”. I want to be engaged in the product, the company, and the work culture. If I’m working somewhere that checks those boxes, it’s going to take a fairly substantial increase in compensation for it to be worthwhile for me to start over in that process.

namelessoracle 5y ago
Yep theres also that dimension. Couple more to consider, like if you have a stable job, with ok pay, where you have gotten good enough at the job you get the expected quantity of work knocked out in 30 hours a week. Well yeah that new job might pay you 30k more. But it might end wanting 30 hours more a week out of you (at least when your in that ramp up time). And will probably want at least an extra 10 while your ramping up to your new role. Is it "worth" going from 30 hours a week to 40 even if salary increases? Also social networks where you are afraid of up rooting your life to go to new city that pays way more but you dont know anybody and would be starting your life over on at least one level completely over. Your primary social network might even already be at work.....