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Re:Introducing Open Salaries at Buffer by kenrikm on Thursday December 19, 2013 @03:05PM (#6937432)
Why is a Senior iOS engineer (Andy) on a "Intermediate: 1.1X" multiplier? - you can't be Senior and be intermediate in my book. Seems he needs his multiplier upped to the proper level. $107k is low for a iOS Dev in the Bay Area.
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Re:Introducing Open Salaries at Buffer by philsnow on Thursday December 19, 2013 @03:17PM (#6937536)
Could be seniority relates to breadth and tenure of experience whereas experience is related to skill at the particular position.

So an ios dev who spent the last 10 years elbow-deep in the innards of some database code or something would arguably be "senior" but not "experienced".

Just one way this could fall out, I don't know how buffer defines the terms.

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Re:Introducing Open Salaries at Buffer by brandoncapecci on Thursday December 19, 2013 @08:43PM (#6939370)
That's the first thing I noticed too. Senior iOS Dev making 1k more than a CHO? Only their employees know the culture and value everyone provides but that sort of thing would make me uncomfortable.
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Re:Introducing Open Salaries at Buffer by vasilipupkin on Friday December 20, 2013 @07:38AM (#6941105)
He may have taken more equity for a lower salary. I might be wrong but publishing everyone's information like this seems so dumb....focus on your startup not on gimmicky unproven hr practices
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Re:Introducing Open Salaries at Buffer by icedchai on Thursday December 19, 2013 @08:52PM (#6939409)
Why's that? The iOS Dev probably does more actual, real work.
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