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by discreteevent 1562 days ago
> The great ones leave instantly

Some of the talented ones leave instantly and maybe some of the great ones. But some really great ones stay because they are personally committed to the work and couldn't care less about their linked in or who's running the company. How much change was there at Bell Labs but the likes of Dennis Ritchie never left.
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robocat 1562 days ago
I agree, talent doesn’t always care about money: Oxide has been able to get some people to work there for a significant pay cut. Oxide computer is a mixed hardware/software play and they currently pay a flat $180k wherever you live.

Talked about in this podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-760920229/why-your-servers-suck-...

And an older article: https://oxide.computer/blog/compensation-as-a-reflection-of-...

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Traster 1562 days ago
Ok, so to be clear, paying 2-3 times what the average ARM employee in the UK is earning...
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xchaotic 1562 days ago
That does not compute. How can you be committed to work and not care who’s leading the company?
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