> I've started to notice an increasing number of individuals at the top end of the talent spectrum
Ye well they have to always have been there? Like, the "top talent" of Silicon Valley and their wages feels more like a medieval kind of guild, rather than actual top talent. With different arbitrary opaque admission ceremonies.
I really don't understand why SWE wages are not flatter nationally in the US and also world wide.
Outside of hardware SWEs who need to be there, who ironically have lower wages, there is no way that it is cost effective to pay for "top talent".
I've always wondered if these WFH proponents (I am one ...) know what they are asking for. They are killing the magic.
Maybe their talent has, but not the experience. What I was trying to say is that those talented individuals have now accumulated the experience they need to be able to confidently make that leap to meaningful original tech startup, rather than just remaining as a resource in a body shop.
My comment didn't discuss anything about wages at an individual level. All I was doing is pointing out the dwindling commercial value of individuals within the outsourcing sector as they advance and approach the top end of the pay scale.
FWIW I'm personally pretty allergic to individuals from the region who steer every local tech discussion towards the subject of 'wages'. To me this is an indicator that the person got into tech because it pays better than other jobs, not because it is something that ever genuinely interested them. Again, it's a personal thing, but to me it's a red flag that tells me they are unlikely to push themselves to progress unless they're forced to, and will always be chasing a number.
OTOH if you can show me that you're truly driven by curiosity and love of tech, I'll make sure I pay you enough so that you never have to think about all those things you just mentioned in your comment.
Ye well they have to always have been there? Like, the "top talent" of Silicon Valley and their wages feels more like a medieval kind of guild, rather than actual top talent. With different arbitrary opaque admission ceremonies.
I really don't understand why SWE wages are not flatter nationally in the US and also world wide.
Outside of hardware SWEs who need to be there, who ironically have lower wages, there is no way that it is cost effective to pay for "top talent".
I've always wondered if these WFH proponents (I am one ...) know what they are asking for. They are killing the magic.