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My previous job was at a company that ended recently, with the last paychecks in Dec. It's not yet the end of February, and three out of the four programmers e
by randallsquared 18y ago
My previous job was at a company that ended recently, with the last paychecks in Dec. It's not yet the end of February, and three out of the four programmers employed there are working elsewhere, for the same or higher pay. Everyone keeps talking about the economy, but here in the metro DC area there hasn't been much effect.
- jacquesm 18y agoExcept that company that went out of business of course...
- holygoat 18y agoThis discussion is about "the going rate for programmers", so...
- tjic 18y agoEconomics blogger Megan McArdle over at the Atlantic made the point a while back that politicians love recessions - their power grows, while that of the folks in the free market (their rivals) shrink. Of course things in the metro DC area are good. The flow of cash into the metro DC economy is larger than it's ever been. The problems are out in the productive sectors of the economy.
- randallsquared 18y agoNo argument there. I didn't pay enough attention when we discussed it to find out if they're all working for govt or govt contractors, though I'm not.