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I think the equation should also factor in cost of finding good software engineers, especially the risk of getting bad hires. If you worked 3-6 year at Apple a

I think the equation should also factor in cost of finding good software engineers, especially the risk of getting bad hires. If you worked 3-6 year at Apple already or another company renowned for its quality oriented processes, there is probably a reduced risk in poaching you which offset the higher salary you can command. I see that more as a way of outsourcing the cost of vetting personnel.

sukilot 12y ago
But you aren't hiring Apple's process, you are hiring someone who used to be there. Why do you assume he value you seek is particular to that person, and not to the Apple environment? Witness the massive number of startup teams that get acquired and assimilated and then do nothing of note after.
- LoSboccacc 12y ago
  that's true as well, I wasn't aiming at a blanked statement covering every case, just adding one more thing to consider: the risk of hiring a passive engineer that goes task by task should be lower when poaching from highly demanding employer. acquihires are indeed risky, you have to factor in both the culture change and the sudden shift in middle management directives, but onboarding an apple engineer isn't the same as purchasing a whole company.