How the Valley treats experienced people

Re:How the Valley treats experienced people by sbov on Sunday December 30, 2018 @09:51AM (#18789407)

> It is still possible the older person is going to become a wizard later, but the question is: if they have it in them, why aren’t they a wizard already?

The vast majority of coders are not and will never be a "wizard". And that's OK. You can still be valuable to a company if you aren't a recent college graduate or a wizard.

Edit: also, be ready to pay through the nose for any actual wizard you want to hire. They can demand bucketloads of money.

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Re:How the Valley treats experienced people by sokoloff on Sunday December 30, 2018 @10:09AM (#18789479)

My experience over 25 years suggests that wizards can readily command 1.5-2x and deliver beyond 10x. If you can find and engage them, they're one of the best semi-secret bargains in tech.

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Re:How the Valley treats experienced people by mtnGoat on Sunday December 30, 2018 @10:52AM (#18789692)

But to attract them usually requires a lot more then money. You're project needs to interest them, to start.

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Re:How the Valley treats experienced people by sbov on Sunday December 30, 2018 @12:45PM (#18790312)

Every "wizard" I know makes 500k-1mil, some in all salary. I guess that's 1.5-2x some places.

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