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Makes sense. However, I hope no one takes this the wrong way and hire too many people to starve competitors of talent.
by molave 3y ago
Makes sense. However, I hope no one takes this the wrong way and hire too many people to starve competitors of talent.
- itsdrewmiller 3y agoThis idea floats around but is not practical. Here's a comment thread about it with some numbers: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32413948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32413948
- eptcyka 3y agoPretty sure that was FAANG's approach, until the interest rates returned to normal.
- robocat 3y agoAn analysis using some reasonable assumptions suggests that is not a profitable idea for major tech companies. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24487744 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24487744
- inerte 3y agoIn fact the opposite has happened, and major Silicon Valley companies have agreed not to hire from each other, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_Litigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Tech_Employee_Antitrust_L...