On: We need to rethink employee compensation

[chrisdbaldwin]

FWIW I knew a systems architect/senior dev making ~$350k back in 2002. Those numbers are not as blown up as they seem.

[totalrobe → chrisdbaldwin]

I was hoping some of these big numbers would show up on the #talkpay twitter excitement a while back, but didn't see anything close.

[nostrademons → totalrobe]

There is a very strong incentive when you make that kind of money to not let anybody know that you make that kind of money. There's zero upside and lots of downsides - jealousy, people asking for money, awkward conversations, competition in your niche skillset, etc.

[chrisdbaldwin → totalrobe]

I feel you. It seems like the very high paid tech workers prefer to be incognito. This makes sense since they must have an essential and scarce skill set to bring in that kind of money.