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There's a reason why the vast majority of "jobs" on this site are either for interns or co-founders (with the "co" part being actually making stuff). There's n
by onemorepassword 13y ago
There's a reason why the vast majority of "jobs" on this site are either for interns or co-founders (with the "co" part being actually making stuff).
There's no money in Dutch startups, very little investment.
So with some very rare exceptions, most startups pay way less than traditional IT, and you can shout all you want about only wanting young an hungry talent willing to work for equity (also quite relative, very few Dutch startups flip or go IPO), this is seriously hampering their potential for attracting talent.
Especially in a country that may be less risk-averse than most European countries, but still way more than the US.
- davedx 13y agoIndeed. It seems like the smaller the company here, the lower the pay, as simple as that. That's what I've experienced so far. I'd love to work for an innovative Dutch startup but so far I end up working for larger and larger companies, because I just can't afford to take the kind of rates or salary smaller companies offer.
- onemorepassword 13y agoAnd it's stupid too, because they pretty much get what they pay for. Peanuts, monkeys and such. So small companies that could afford decent salaries have 3 underpaid devs and some interns doing the work one good developer can do for half the money. And do a better job too.
- rullopat 13y agoIndeed. That's why I'm trying to start during my spare time, but one developer (me) it's not enough to launch anytime soon: http://www.dutchstartupjobs.com/mydigido-web-developer-with-ruby-on-rails-exp/ http://www.dutchstartupjobs.com/mydigido-web-developer-with-...
- zerr 13y agoAlternatively, they can hire REMOTE senior engineers. It is really frustrating how companies underestimate the value of remote employment, even in these days.