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The whole, "How can I get people to do X when they don't want to do it for $Y?" is just a funny question. It is like asking, "How do I buy a sandwich when no on
by troupe 3y ago
The whole, "How can I get people to do X when they don't want to do it for $Y?" is just a funny question. It is like asking, "How do I buy a sandwich when no one wants to sell me one for $1?"
Of course if everyone except a single employee IS willing to do X for $Y then the company many choose to replace them.
- EA-3167 3y agoSeriously, it's crazy that everyone doesn't already know the answer is, "Pay them enough to make it worth their time."
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- troupe 3y agoThey might even be able to do other things that would make it worth it. Like giving additional vacation for being on call, etc.
- saltminer 3y agoOr alternatively, just don't have on-call? It's incredible how many teams have on-call for their internal service which is only used during business hours across 1-4 timezones. If your system has predictable usage and isn't global, there's very little reason to have on-call unless you have a client willing to pay $$$ or the loss of business would be catastrophic, in which case you can absolutely afford to compensate your devs for it.
- EA-3167 3y agoThese are all very good points and well said, I agree!
- johnnyanmac 3y ago>"How do I buy a sandwich when no one wants to sell me one for $1? Easy, you learn how to make your own sandwich. buy bulk and you amortize the cost to less than $1/sandwich Of course, technical expertise isn't as easy as putting condiments between bread. Guess you gotta pay your labor if you're not willing to do it yourself.