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GabrielBen
on Jan 31, 2019
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Tech Salaries Stagnant Despite Low Unemployment: S...
Thats not how it works. You cant put prices unilaterally in a market: a single company offering more would capture all talent.
SquirrelOnFire
on Jan 31, 2019
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That's not how it works. Educated, creative workers look for more than just salary. Increases in autonomy, purpose, and opportunity for mastery are often viewed as more valuable than money (once threshold levels of income have been crossed)[1]
[1] Drive by Daniel Pink
GabrielBen
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That is captured by the word 'more'
SquirrelOnFire
on Feb 6, 2019
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BS. in a comment about pricing "more" does not include complex concepts like autonomy - it clearly only referred to money.
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