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I'm not sure why companies ever got away from the idea that they could avoid training employees? In Silicon Valley you see the same pool of startups competing
by aantix 13y ago
I'm not sure why companies ever got away from the idea that they could avoid training employees? In Silicon Valley you see the same pool of startups competing for the same pool of Rails/Backbone.js developers all because they'd rather perceive to get a complete package up front.
The apprenticeship model should be re-embraced.
- fleitz 13y agoFixed costs, overhead, etc, etc. Training people is super expensive when you don't even know if your company will exist in 5 years. Generally, you don't want your DBA discovering the 3rd normal form halfway through a project.
- jonjanzen 13y agoWith the apprenticeship model you have a junior DBA working with a senior DBA who knows 3rd normal.
- darkstar999 13y agoThis assumes that you can afford a senior DBA and have time to deal with a junior. And the senior has teaching skills. And so on. I'm not sure apprenticeship works in some industries.
- encoderer 13y agoBecause that model worked well when a person worked for a company for 10+ years -- and often an entire career. But now? It's a poor investment. Of course, this, like many factors, is both a cause and an effect of this more fluid labor market.