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Should Younger Developers Be Paid More?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-deserve-a-raise dept.

jammag writes "A project manager describes facing an upset senior developer who learned that a new hire — a fresh college grad — would be making 30 percent more than him. The reason: the new grad knew a hot emerging technology that a client wanted. Yes, the senior coder was majorly pissed off. But with the constant upheaval in new technology, this situation is almost unavoidable — or is it? And at any rate, is it fair?"

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  1. As college student studying computer science by igreaterthanu · · Score: 4, Funny

    I say yes!

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    I dream of a nation where a man is not judged by his skin color but by an number assigned by a credit rating agency.
  2. Re:Here is how you handle this by EnglishTim · · Score: 4, Funny

    This, and many similar workplace situations:

    1. Have the power of the force.
    2. Use Jedi Mind Control during negotiations.

    When these two conditions are true, conversations with your boss will tend to take a very different tone from most people's expectations.