In software in particular, thresholds have fallen. Maybe "Senior" today is like a junior 15 years ago. (Some interns out of college are really sharp, and some c

In software in particular, thresholds have fallen. Maybe "Senior" today is like a junior 15 years ago. (Some interns out of college are really sharp, and some can basically work at the "senior" level immediately. Basically, they think logically, and they know how to write software, which they've been practicing through high school and some college.) Put another way ... most companies just really suck at hiring software engineers, and the ones they hired before weren't good enough, so it seems they need to hire at a higher level ...