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"There's no shortage of smart, hardworking engineers. There's a shortage of smart, hardworking engineers willing to work for very little money." ~ David "Pardo"
by wyclif 15y ago
"There's no shortage of smart, hardworking engineers. There's a shortage of smart, hardworking engineers willing to work for very little money." ~ David "Pardo" Keppel
If you're having trouble hiring, it's probably because you're not paying enough. It turns out that talented people are worth paying a lot for.
- RandallBrown 15y agoIt's not that people are having trouble with people accepting offers. They're never getting to that point because they don't think anyone is qualified.
- wyclif 15y agoI'm simply pointing out that the oft-heard complaint from the other side of the table is flawed. I very often hear startups complaining of talent shortages. This is false.
- droithomme 15y agoThat assumes that people smart enough to meet their standards aren't smart enough to look up salary surveys that show whether the company pays market rate before bothering to apply.
- jnbiche 15y agoYes, absolutely. I forgot to list the very important third reason, which you mention here.
- rurounijones 15y ago"There's no shortage of smart, hardworking engineers. There's a shortage of smart, hardworking engineers willing to work for the kind of money we would pay if we just outsourced it to a cheap country" ~ Company CEO