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There has always been cycles of recession and growth. It is a fundamental nature of things. It is silly to assume anything is there to stay. The only constant thing in the universe is change.
There are at least three active threads on this subject right now. I too had 15 years experience with lots of open source history. My solution to this problem was to change career. If you are already vastly superior to your peers in your capabilities and solution delivery then skilling up will only make you more incompatible to the average developer employers expect to hire. There are some hard realities you need to…
10+yoe, thinking about moving on to greener pastures very soon as well. could you share what career you pivoted to?
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It closed a tax rule that allowed companies to write off software salaries as R&D spend, something like now companies have to treat that differently for taxes so they now will owe more taxes. Connecting the dots people are concluding that the tax rule change means companies are doing less hiring. Interest rates are a larger factor in my mind and it takes much longer for increases to them to have an impact on the econ…
If companies are doing less hiring, how does it change response rates? My naive assumption says that they would post less jobs, sure, but why specifically response rates? I think you're making an argument for "there is change in hiring behaviors," but that's a much weaker argument than "this is how it affects response rates."
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If companies are doing less hiring, how does it change response rates? My naive assumption says that they would post less jobs, sure, but why specifically response rates? I think you're making an argument for "there is change in hiring behaviors," but that's a much weaker argument than "this is how it affects response rates."
More candidates since there are fewer openings.
Section 174 is the feedback loop that will eventually wipe out a lot of the strategic advantages in the US tech industry--it'll take a bit since these levers are often controlling very slowly changing stocks, but it's ultimately a disastrous update. People should be screaming about it from the rooftops. Not only will it dissuade people from starting companies, but it'll drive companies that could've otherwise been bo…
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I mean, TikTok and ChatGPT came up extremely quickly. BeReal grew rapidly. People can and still do build disruptive software.
This was before the hike in interest rates though, wasn't it?
Saying your 15 years and published books seem slide maybe you need to seek out a lower paying position. Companies seem to be avoiding more expensive hires right now.
There are at least three active threads on this subject right now. I too had 15 years experience with lots of open source history. My solution to this problem was to change career. If you are already vastly superior to your peers in your capabilities and solution delivery then skilling up will only make you more incompatible to the average developer employers expect to hire. There are some hard realities you need to…
Wow, this articulates exactly the issue I've had trying to move into leadership positions. Thank you for putting it into words