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Re:Do you really want to be making this much money when you'... by psykotic on Saturday October 06, 2012 @01:35PM (#4621090)
> a job with requirements that go on endlessly tops out at about $80,000/year

An endless list of job requirements is a sign the company doesn't know what it wants, so it's hardly surprising they don't know how much to pay their programmers, either.

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Re:Do you really want to be making this much money when you'... by randomdata on Saturday October 06, 2012 @04:53PM (#4621669)
Endless list was an exaggeration, but the requirements were very specific: A CS degree requirement, experience with specific technologies, etc. The kind of stuff you might add when people are fighting for the job in order to scare some away. You can't afford to scare anyone away if a shortage is real.

Though your point may still hold true, however I've seen it often enough that I find it surprising that so many companies (many of whom specialize in tech) are that out of touch.

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