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Re:If You Stop Hiring Juniors, Your Senior Engineers Own You by throw-the-towel on Sunday April 26, 2026 @04:23PM (#47913915)
> Eventually this turns into a comp conversation. A senior engineer says “I want a 40% raise or I’m leaving,”...

...and the company says "fine, we'll replace you with AI / wanted a layoff anyway".

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Re:If You Stop Hiring Juniors, Your Senior Engineers Own You by awakeasleep on Sunday April 26, 2026 @04:39PM (#47914144)
Whats your background in the industry, where this seems plausible?
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Re:If You Stop Hiring Juniors, Your Senior Engineers Own You by doublescoop on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:18PM (#47914614)
As someone with 20 years in the industry, it seems absolutely plausible. Stupid, but entirely within the realm of possibility. The people making these calls have no loyalty to their company; they have loyalty to their own career. And if doing this is something that gives them a win and they can be gone by the time the consequences some around... it'll happen.
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