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> What on earth is going on in the computing industry? Did all the smart nerds get siphoned off to hedge funds and machine learning, so Microsoft and Google can
by almost_usual 4y ago
> What on earth is going on in the computing industry? Did all the smart nerds get siphoned off to hedge funds and machine learning, so Microsoft and Google can only hire the dregs to write boring desktop software?
They’re grinding leetcode and getting a new job every ~1.5 years.
What happens when owning a home and starting a family near your employer is hard and gaming the interview process is easy.
- 8ytecoder 4y agoI was kinda shocked to learn the turnover at tech companies. Though I hardly think it’s just the Bay Area. From what I learnt the avg tenure is 4+ years nationally and about 1.5 for the likes of Google, Microsoft, Snapchat, Meta, …etc. These companies all pay well. I’ve stayed at companies for longer and for much lesser than that. While I don’t think company loyalty is warranted, I can’t understand why there aren’t much efforts to retain them. Like matching your current employees with market rather than letting them feel like they have to job hop for a better pay.