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> The tech worker primadonnas vastly overestimats their own value to the company. Lots of people have been saying this forever, but the truth is much more nuan
by SR2Z 2y ago
> The tech worker primadonnas vastly overestimats their own value to the company.
Lots of people have been saying this forever, but the truth is much more nuanced: tech workers are incredibly valuable IF interest rates are low.
Look at the revenue per employee figures of most tech companies. The difficulty is that the value of tech workers tends to be speculative until they've delivered something, and the low rates give them more time to deliver.
- ThinkBeat 2y agoWhat you are arguing is provably false. Just look at the Twitter example. There are many others. Facebook has been thinning resources as well. There is consensus that major tech companies had hired resources they did not need. Then there is the sad fact that some tech workers (as in any field) are shit at their jobs and provide negative value to companies. More are mediocre. (again as in every field) There are also a lot of techworkers who are good at their jobs and some that are excptional at it. So no. The statement: "Tech workers are incredibly valuable" is far too broad and generic.
- ds1977 2y agoYou missed off the second part of the argument: "tech workers are incredibly valuable IF interest rates are low." The point being made was that tech companies can be a lot more speculative when money is cheap.