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> The quality of your average tech worked has completely nosedived in the last 10-15 years. It's definitely got worse over the last ~10 years, but the pandemic
by kypro 3y ago
> The quality of your average tech worked has completely nosedived in the last 10-15 years.
It's definitely got worse over the last ~10 years, but the pandemic era hiring from 2020-2021 took it to new level of bad at many companies. Anyone who had done some basic coding was getting hired at a great salary in 2021, and these individuals are still around today – some now calling themselves "senior developers".
But I completely agree with what you're saying here about about it no longer being nerds working in tech. A nerd who isn't the best coding will still engage with me about technical details, be keen to learn new things, and care about their work. A lot of the new guys I work with today are just doing the bare minimum and they think you're an idiot for caring.
- bennyelv 3y agoI have evidence to support this - I lost people from my team who were offered "senior" or "lead" developer roles when they were nowhere near the level required for that kind of job. The level they were at was already a a stretch that they were growing into. ...and with a salary boost to match. Now in the UK salaries have flatlined and the number of jobs is way down, and this no longer seems to be a problem.
- ric2b 3y agoIt was a problem that workers were getting a bigger share of the profit?