Companies struggling to fill jobs 'should try paying more,' Fed's Kashkari says

Re:Companies struggling to fill jobs 'should try paying more... by nathan_long on Thursday November 15, 2018 @08:28AM (#18459047)

This. If https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#work-how-do-... is to be believed, compensation and benefits are the most important thing to most programmers. But it's not the only thing, and my guess is that beyond some "good enough" level, other factors become more important.

Imagine you were hired at a company, trained and mentored in a whole new skill set, given work you enjoy and find meaningful, working with people who encourage your further development, and were shown appreciation for your efforts and abilities.

Would you leave at the first opportunity to get a raise? Unless I really needed the money or was severely underpaid, I probably wouldn't.

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Re:Companies struggling to fill jobs 'should try paying more... by jlg23 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:38PM (#18462521)

I would argue that programmers are still a very special group with a bias towards/a culture of short term gigs. Within my circles, those around 40 are either not programming anymore or work at "unsexy" companies with perks and benefits like "9 to 5" and paid 6 week vacation time. The cool ones still maintain a geek-comptible culture under the hood but that is not expressed in free beers and scheduled crunchtimes.

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