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Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by sparker72678 on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @11:22AM (#28050253)
> but I feel like at a lot of companies (especially smaller companies), this is the reality.

Exactly.

There are many small companies that will be far more impacted be one of their 2 developers leaving than they would be by the owner being hit by a bus, but they'll still balk at raising salaries.

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Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by MichaelZuo on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:05PM (#28050876)
Well market dynamics over the long term should take care of companies that short sighted. They will be outcompeted by others that are better at building organizational capacity.
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Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by abc_lisper on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @03:03PM (#28052827)
Yeah, that long term is not useful for the engineer whose skills should be valued right. He will be older by that time
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Re:Why don't tech companies pay their engineers to stay? by MichaelZuo on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @09:04PM (#28056128)
Well that’s sorta how life works? It’s like any other market dynamic that organizes society. No guarantees that anyone will be utilized to their highest and best purpose.
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