I'm always down to get fired. Just means I'll go somewhere else and make more money.
But the advice in the article is aimed at companies trying to keep people, not at employees trying to make career decisions. Presumably, the person in the company reading the article has a serious need to keep personnel, and I've seen first-hand how difficult that can be in the face of market realities.
I'm trying to hire someone right now and I'm being forced to either get real creative about who we're willing to take on, or give up for the time being on my ambition of building and leading a team. Simply because our CFO doesn't want to pay market salary for a developer. I've been following Rands long enough to think I can do this.
But the advice in the article is aimed at companies trying to keep people, not at employees trying to make career decisions. Presumably, the person in the company reading the article has a serious need to keep personnel, and I've seen first-hand how difficult that can be in the face of market realities.
I'm trying to hire someone right now and I'm being forced to either get real creative about who we're willing to take on, or give up for the time being on my ambition of building and leading a team. Simply because our CFO doesn't want to pay market salary for a developer. I've been following Rands long enough to think I can do this.