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Those who do testing/bugfixes could be the 20% too. Yes they probably will be paid less then core developers but they're still the 20% to keep and get rewarded. I would say for each job category, reward their top 20% more and do your best to keep them.



You might work for much bigger companies than I have, but there is no 'bug fixing' vs. 'core' job categories. Instead it's like "Susan worked in that area once last year, the expert has left, so Susan can fix it, while the feature work she was on gets postponed a bit".


not really, doing startup now actually but yes I worked in big companies in the past.

the point is to find those gems and reward them and keep them, they deserve it and they're the true core of the company as well.


I agree. Finding them is good. Creating them from the rough stone is even better. In this job market, it is perhaps the only viable option.




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