"Money goes where it’s wanted, and stays where it’s well treated." The same goes for developers. There are a lot of clueless companies and managers out there.

"Money goes where it’s wanted, and stays where it’s well treated." The same goes for developers. There are a lot of clueless companies and managers out there. My wife interviewed with a company that was trying to hire a developer to commercialize their in house printing software. The hiring manager was surprised that developers aren't interested in working in a place with NO vacation the first year. He was also surprised that she was used to coming in and leaving at something besides 8:30 to 5:00 or (gasp!) leave the building for lunch at her previous job. I don't think the manager was a bad guy, just clueless. The manager who calls his reports "whining..b" and would make them less productive to save a few bucks probably won't realize why he has a high churn rate or why candidates give his company a pass after the interview.