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A lot of great engineers wouldn't be great engineers if you didn't offer them great pay. That's just how a lot of people work. Instead that talent would be else
by threatofrain 3y ago
A lot of great engineers wouldn't be great engineers if you didn't offer them great pay. That's just how a lot of people work. Instead that talent would be elsewhere.
- hiAndrewQuinn 3y agoThat's why more people don't become great engineers, though, not why people can't become great engineers. In order for the latter to be an interesting question we assume a hypothetical person who already wants to become a great engineer - which, yes, may be because of the money.
- bjornsing 3y ago> Instead that talent would be elsewhere. Sadly that’s not entirely true. Some still follow their heart, but end up as mediocre disgruntled engineers in dead end jobs. It’s very hard to fight incentives for decade after decade. When those incentives point towards working as little as possible it’s hard to be great.