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Personally? I am 100% more likely.

itschaffey 11y ago
Are there any other factors that influence your decision when applying for a new job? e.g. Prestige of the company, tech challenges, etc?
- anonyfox 11y ago
  The tech stack used. When they're still doing LAMP in 2015, never. Or PHP in general. But that's just me I'd say
  - itschaffey 11y ago
    Ouch. We're still using PHP but appreciate what you're saying. What tech stack are you using at the moment?
    - anonyfox 11y ago
      (Elixir/Phoenix || Node.js/Meteor || Ruby/Rails) && (Angular.js, React, Homegrown JS frontend stuff), as well as desktop stuff with JS (my "lib": https://github.com/Anonyfox/node-webkit-hipster-seed https://github.com/Anonyfox/node-webkit-hipster-seed ) from time to time. Actually I'm fluent in many languages so the concrete choice doesn't matter really as long as it is suitable for the given problem. But today there is no question where the answer would be PHP. Especially when the future is "soft" realtime, distributed and high performant or for tiny devices, problems you can't throw more hardware/caches at.
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allwein 11y ago
Likewise, especially since "competitive" is such a huge range. As an example, if I'm currently making $100k, I might entertain a position at a slightly interesting company that's offering a "competitive" salary of $95k. However, I don't think there's anything that would make me go through the hassle of interviewing for a job paying a "competitive" $60k. Basically, posting the salary range gives me a quick and easy way to weed out those companies which aren't serious without a significant investment of my time.
- itschaffey 11y ago
  So a displayed salary range (perhaps $5-15k in swing?) in any case offers something more tangible/clear than 'competitive'? I could certainly agree with that. It doesn't confine a company to a certain $x, but isn't as opaque as the bog standard 'competitive.'
  - greenyoda 11y ago
    A range would at least give me a good idea of whether the salary is more or less than what I'm currently getting paid. If the high end of the range is well below my current salary, I know I shouldn't waste my time. "Competitive" can mean just about anything, so it gives me absolutely no information.
    - itschaffey 11y ago
      That's fair logic - what if other forms of compensation were included in the listed range? (e.g. top end of band + equity)

Are there any other factors that influence your decision when applying for a new job? e.g. Prestige of the company, tech challenges, etc?

anonyfox 11y ago
The tech stack used. When they're still doing LAMP in 2015, never. Or PHP in general. But that's just me I'd say
- itschaffey 11y ago
  Ouch. We're still using PHP but appreciate what you're saying. What tech stack are you using at the moment?
  - anonyfox 11y ago
    (Elixir/Phoenix || Node.js/Meteor || Ruby/Rails) && (Angular.js, React, Homegrown JS frontend stuff), as well as desktop stuff with JS (my "lib": https://github.com/Anonyfox/node-webkit-hipster-seed https://github.com/Anonyfox/node-webkit-hipster-seed ) from time to time. Actually I'm fluent in many languages so the concrete choice doesn't matter really as long as it is suitable for the given problem. But today there is no question where the answer would be PHP. Especially when the future is "soft" realtime, distributed and high performant or for tiny devices, problems you can't throw more hardware/caches at.
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allwein 11y ago

Likewise, especially since "competitive" is such a huge range. As an example, if I'm currently making $100k, I might entertain a position at a slightly interesting company that's offering a "competitive" salary of $95k. However, I don't think there's anything that would make me go through the hassle of interviewing for a job paying a "competitive" $60k. Basically, posting the salary range gives me a quick and easy way to weed out those companies which aren't serious without a significant investment of my time.

itschaffey 11y ago
So a displayed salary range (perhaps $5-15k in swing?) in any case offers something more tangible/clear than 'competitive'? I could certainly agree with that. It doesn't confine a company to a certain $x, but isn't as opaque as the bog standard 'competitive.'
- greenyoda 11y ago
  A range would at least give me a good idea of whether the salary is more or less than what I'm currently getting paid. If the high end of the range is well below my current salary, I know I shouldn't waste my time. "Competitive" can mean just about anything, so it gives me absolutely no information.
  - itschaffey 11y ago
    That's fair logic - what if other forms of compensation were included in the listed range? (e.g. top end of band + equity)