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There is a huge pool of exceptional junior engineers

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263 points mooreds | 1 comments | 30 Sep 25 03:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pyb ◴[30 Sep 25 04:02 UTC] No.45421774[source]▶
Not mentioned in the article : interns/juniors are too expensive these days ; seniors offer better value per dollar of comp.
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nick__m ◴[30 Sep 25 04:09 UTC] No.45421800[source]▶
Why not just pay them significantly less than seniors? if there is a surplus of juniors shouldn't the invisible hand of the market adjust the salaries accordingly?
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1. throwawaysleep ◴[30 Sep 25 04:15 UTC] No.45421822[source]▶
Depends on what you think the cause is. They can’t work for $20 a month legally in most cases.