I’m not saying that the lack of a social contract for developers is bad. I’m just saying it is a thing. But if you’re wondering why developers always want to do the new and shiny even if the underlying product is boring, they are probably doing resume driven development and looking at thier next opportunity.
My salary has gone up by $45K - $50K in the last 4 years by changing jobs three times. I’m not complaining.
But on the companys’ side, it was completely illogical not to pay me market rates. They still had to pay my replacement market rates and they loss institutional knowledge when I left.
Why is it that HR will approve a req for a new developer at market rates but have strict limits on what they can pay current employees.
My salary has gone up by $45K - $50K in the last 4 years by changing jobs three times. I’m not complaining.
But on the companys’ side, it was completely illogical not to pay me market rates. They still had to pay my replacement market rates and they loss institutional knowledge when I left.
Why is it that HR will approve a req for a new developer at market rates but have strict limits on what they can pay current employees.