Why don't companies pay 50x engineers 50x?

Re:Why don't companies pay 50x engineers 50x? by nayuki on Sunday March 28, 2021 @01:04AM (#26608112)

Paul Graham wrote an long essay decades ago that basically says if you want to be paid what you're worth, then work in the context of a small company. http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html

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Re:Why don't companies pay 50x engineers 50x? by bb88 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @01:06AM (#26608122)

I feel like in 2021, it's the reverse now. If you want to be screwed out of money, go work for a startup.

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Re:Why don't companies pay 50x engineers 50x? by jldugger on Sunday March 28, 2021 @01:53AM (#26608311)

It was probably also this way back in 2004.

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Re:Why don't companies pay 50x engineers 50x? by knowtheworld on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:04AM (#26608353)

I read this article before and I think this might apply to a 5-10 person startup. An engineer’s ability might be easily measured there. But the problem is startups at that scale usually don't have that much money to pay engineers. That’s probably why you see the reverse.

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