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The issue with hiring many juniors is, when there is another dev boom, all the juniors that were hired, now mids or seniors, are going to jump ship to whoever i
by frankbreetz 1y ago
The issue with hiring many juniors is, when there is another dev boom, all the juniors that were hired, now mids or seniors, are going to jump ship to whoever is going to pay them the most.
So, the company can either grow talent and then pay them market rate or hire at market rates from other companies that grew them. Hiring juniors, while good for the industry in the long run, doesn't really benefit an individual company.
It is game theory and it is still why senior developers make a lot of money despite there being an oversupply of juniors.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Hiring juniors, while good for the industry in the long run, doesn't really benefit an individual company If this is really a concern, require a long-term employment contract from incoming candidates.
- taco_emoji 1y agoUnethical bullshit, but sure
- ecb_penguin 1y agoNothing unethical about voluntary contracts that you freely enter into. There are tradeoffs and you'd do well to acknowledge agency in this world.
- taco_emoji 1y agoSure, for varying values of "freely"
- ecb_penguin 1y agoIs someone being forced? Can you call the police?
- rpdillon 1y agoYep, that's how the military solved it. ROTC trains you, but then you're committed for 4 years.
- mohami2000 1y agoAlso, a lot of companies are not attractive enough for seniors (low job security/ not good environment/ not exciting work/ etc), so they are forced to hire juniors
- ecb_penguin 1y ago> all the juniors that were hired, now mids or seniors, are going to jump ship to whoever is going to pay them the most Yeah, that's the point! > So, the company can either grow talent and then pay them market rate or hire at market rates from other companies that grew them. It's not a zero sum game. The simple fact you overlooked is not every junior jumps ship. > Hiring juniors, while good for the industry in the long run, doesn't really benefit an individual company Things that are good for the industry DO benefit individual companies. Having a large and capable talent pool is good for everyone.