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Re:Carrot and Stick: that doesn’t work on Programmers by crdoconnor on Saturday January 07, 2017 @01:55PM (#13345848)
>you can find pearls hidden deep in the mud. For some time at least.

They won't necessarily stay for long though.

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Re:Carrot and Stick: that doesn’t work on Programmers by Drdrdrq on Saturday January 07, 2017 @02:16PM (#13345968)
True. But I know of couple of examples where they found enough incentive to stay for years - be it good pay (even programmers are humans), pet projects, sense of loyalty, fear of change or any combination of those.
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Re:Carrot and Stick: that doesn’t work on Programmers by mrmrcoleman on Saturday January 07, 2017 @02:07PM (#13345919)
That's what Drdrdrq was saying with the line "For some time at least."
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