Re:Great developers are raised, not hired
by bhl on Saturday April 13, 2019 @11:57PM
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Is this a free rider problem?
While a developer is being mentored and improving, they’re still contributing to the company for the same salary even though their market value is rising.
Eventually, without a raise in salary, they’ll move to a company that pays market value. So developers aren’t free riders because the aforementioned; the new companies are free riders because they pay market rates.
Edit: it may be a free rider issue if the mentorship / training is orthogonal to their tasks. For example, if Starbucks started to offer their baristas CS classes, it’d be a free ride for employees. But what are perks classified as?
While a developer is being mentored and improving, they’re still contributing to the company for the same salary even though their market value is rising.
Eventually, without a raise in salary, they’ll move to a company that pays market value. So developers aren’t free riders because the aforementioned; the new companies are free riders because they pay market rates.
Edit: it may be a free rider issue if the mentorship / training is orthogonal to their tasks. For example, if Starbucks started to offer their baristas CS classes, it’d be a free ride for employees. But what are perks classified as?