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This isn't really true of a tech worker that moves around and changes job titles frequently. If you want the market rate you have to go to the market. Not all
by snarfy 12y ago
This isn't really true of a tech worker that moves around and changes job titles frequently. If you want the market rate you have to go to the market. Not all careers have this luxury, but tech workers do.
- vonmoltke 12y ago"Tech worker" is too broad a brush. If you aren't good at web or mobile development, or living in a certain few hot areas, you don't really have this luxury either. Most tech workers do not fall into this category, and have to deal with massive corporate bureaucracies and acronym soup job reqs like everyone else.
- vinceguidry 12y agoYeah you really do need both, the right skills and the right location, to gain upward mobility. That's not to say tech's like every other job even if you don't have upward mobility. You still don't have to fear getting let go, we had a IT help desk type guy get fired, took him all of a week to find another gig. His earning potential is capped, but it's still pretty nice compared to non-tech jobs.