tech workers deserve higher salaries.
companies just don't want to pay it. they want you to make as little as possible
Tech workers demand high salaries despite hiring slowdown
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#12Why accept something low now when it will obviously revert back soon
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#13Cost of living (and retirement) is very high. While assets like housing stay inflated, it's hard to take less, it's not greed.
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#14I've found the issue isnt high performing engineers, they're gonna get paid. The issue is middling engineers and junior engineers where before they would expect a 130k-150k salary in a tier 1 city, those offers are gone.
I don't know how the folks just starting out are finding jobs. Seems like no one wants to hire juniors anymore unless it's for pennies and they can work you to the bone.
By never saying you are a junior.
Some people figure it out.
Contract, make an LLC for more contracting, call that LLC experience, interview as senior engineer.
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#15What slowdown is this? First I’m hearing of it. Author might need to separate imagination from reality.
It's not imagination, you're probably just insulated. Many people I know have been looking for entry-level positions for months (the city I/they live in is a tech hub) and are lucky to even hear a "no."
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#16I've found the issue isnt high performing engineers, they're gonna get paid. The issue is middling engineers and junior engineers where before they would expect a 130k-150k salary in a tier 1 city, those offers are gone.
I don't know how the folks just starting out are finding jobs. Seems like no one wants to hire juniors anymore unless it's for pennies and they can work you to the bone.
and they are expecting RTO in high cost of living areas!
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#17The article summarizes this report: https://www.lorienglobal.com/-/media/lorien/lorien-salary-su...
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#18Where are cybersecurity professionals commanding that salary?
Not too long ago that was lesser than SWE? I know plenty of certificate chasing cybersecurity professionals that can barely keep $100,000
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#19Why accept something low now when it will obviously revert back soon
What’s the evidence saying pay will revert back? I doubt it personally.
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#20And they deserve it. I'm seeing our productivity almost double with AI creeping into our mix in the last two months.