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"We will do anything to recruit tech talent, except pay more!"
by Phlarp 13y ago
"We will do anything to recruit tech talent, except pay more!"
- xophe 13y agoarent these guys supposed to know a thing about valuation?
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- stcredzero 13y agoI've seen this again and again, where some alpha-male exec who knows nothing about programming just angrily asserts, "Those guys aren't worth $100,000!" with nothing concrete to back it up.
- to3m 13y agoYes, they know something is only worth what somebody will pay for it ;)
- Mikeb85 13y agoExcept for the fact that banks do pay a shit load of money for quality programmers...
- Phlarp 13y agoregardless of absolute terms of high pay within the industry, if they are concerned about a shortage then it can't possibly be high enough.
- Mikeb85 13y agoThey're concerned about the top talent going to silicon valley, because the salaries are still high there (Google and Facebook, after all make as much or more money than most banks), and banks don't need many programmers, they just need good ones...
- Phlarp 13y ago>They're concerned about the top talent going to silicon valley, because the salaries are still high there High demand >banks don't need many programmers, they just need good ones... Low supply
- nchlswu 13y agoQuality is the key word. I work for a North American bank (not an engineering role) and at least in my experience you really have to be insanely exceptional junior talent or exceptional in a senior role to command something high
- danielweber 13y agoWill they at least respond to email? Because that would be awesome.