Why We Can't Build

Re:Why We Can't Build by tempsy on Thursday April 23, 2020 @01:59PM (#22958834)

I don’t think if you increased the pay you’d start seeing creative people at the entry level suddenly want to work for the government.

The bigger problem is with elected offices. We as a society aren’t wired to desire change. We generally prefer incumbents and people who maintain the status quo over anyone “radical” which is a dirty word in politics.

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Re:Why We Can't Build by solidasparagus on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:12PM (#22959024)

I went into the private sector over the public sector solely due to pay. If you do well in the private sector in your first couple of years, your compensation will shoot up. In the public sector your compensation is tied to years of experience so when I wanted to work for the gov, they required me to take a demotion and take only 40% of what I got in the private sector.

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Re:Why We Can't Build by tempsy on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:21PM (#22959171)

Purely Extrinsically motivated people are not going to solve the build problem.

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Re:Why We Can't Build by solidasparagus on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:30PM (#22959284)

Everyone has bills and debt. Make the compensation closer and intrinsic motivation can come into play.

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