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Re:The trimodal nature of software salaries in the Netherlan... by idlehand on Saturday July 02, 2022 @05:58PM (#31962833)
Gentle reminder that wages are set by markets generally based on the cost of replacement. If you don't have a moat in the form of education and experience, you won't have very impressive pay. Working in the public sector just makes this worse because politicians need to keep your wages down to have room in the budget for their pet project which will hopefully get them re-elected.
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Re:The trimodal nature of software salaries in the Netherlan... by 2-718-281-828 on Sunday July 03, 2022 @05:26AM (#31966364)
They have huge problems here to find replacement here in Germany and pretty much anywhere else in the world, too. You're assumption is hence wrong.
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Re:The trimodal nature of software salaries in the Netherlan... by idlehand on Monday July 04, 2022 @07:06PM (#31982620)
If the wages are not rising, then the organization sees no replacement as better than a more expensive replacement.

It's just price capping leading to scarcity.

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