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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by rootusrootus on Saturday April 20, 2019 @06:05PM (#19709179)
That's SV/NYC numbers. Plenty of great programmers in other parts of the country don't make that.
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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by twblalock on Saturday April 20, 2019 @07:17PM (#19709528)
Even in Silicon Valley there aren’t that many companies other than FAANG offering $200k base salary. $200k total compensation, including stock and bonuses, is a different matter.
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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by varjag on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:08AM (#19710763)
why not a million
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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by bcrosby95 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @11:58AM (#19712661)
It's not based on how much they make, but about their abilities.
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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by varjag on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:41PM (#19712955)
You literally described their abilities in terms of how much they make.
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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by bcrosby95 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:44PM (#19712977)
I described their abilities with the word great. And said they all make over a certain amount. They didn't always make this much. One used to make 140k working in gaming just 3 years ago. He was still great, just getting paid a fraction of what he could make. But that's gaming for you.
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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by rootusrootus on Sunday April 21, 2019 @07:26PM (#19715197)
It is really difficult to have a meaningful discussion without any objective measurement of great. I am impressed that you are still trying.
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