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domain knowledge gained over decades really is a competitive advantage if your employees commonly have it I’m not so sure. On the one hand, it seems nearly tau
by kevinventullo 3y ago
domain knowledge gained over decades really is a competitive advantage if your employees commonly have it
I’m not so sure. On the one hand, it seems nearly tautological. Yet, so much of the comp structure and general attitude towards employees in big tech seems to incentivize job hopping every few years. I would prefer not having to do that, but my hand is forced.
- autoexecbat 3y agoIt's pretty clear to me that deep knowledge of how the company works and the historical quirks of how things happened, and how the tech-debt works, is considered of only small value to a typical company. I've seen countless examples of people in such positions being discarded without a thought during layoffs. Additionally, having deep expertise in a particular technical area can protect you somewhat during a layoff, but also makes you easier to define a replacement for if there is more that one of you. Companies will get what they pay for. They pay for short term gain.