[dclowd9901]

Yes, it is. You’re right. That’s how bean counters and HR and sr management see it: what’s the absolute minimum we can pay our people.

Wiser outfits stay above that fray and compensate commensurate with employee expectations too. If you’re not getting a CoL or inflationary increase, you’re getting a pay cut. Plain and simple.

AI writing all the code for companies isn’t here yet, so I think for now they’d be wiser to keep devs happy. Especially if they’re flush with cash.

[andsoitis]

> commensurate with employee expectations too

Expectations are surely based on what the market will bear. So if tech companies are all trying to cut costs and hence limit pay rises, it would be irrational for an employee to expect more.