Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era

Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by mooreds on Sunday August 01, 2021 @09:57PM (#28032130)

> Training people is more expensive than hiring a senior dev for the simple fact that you have to use a senior dev's time to train the new person anyways.

For the first N months, sure, but then, you have a senior and a trained junior, who is hopefully on their way to being a mid. So it's less of an expense and more of an investment in my eyes.

But like any upfront investment, there is a time when the costs outweigh the benefits, especially in the early days.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by wyclif on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:17PM (#28032222)

The "investment" part of the equation is where I see that model breaking down and failing. There's a lot of poaching and job-hopping, especially motivated by total comp. You could say it's always been that way, but in terms of the senior/mid/junior spread it seems like in our industry, employers would rather hire another senior than hire a junior who needs investment.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by giantg2 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:16PM (#28032533)

"So it's less of an expense and more of an investment in my eyes."

Too bad companies don't see it that way.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by mooreds on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:40AM (#28035765)

Well, I've been part of companies that have seen it that way, so they're out there!

But I agree, too few companies have that perspective.

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