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by tkiolp4 742 days ago
If I were working on that team, I wouldn’t like the company firing the senior dev. If they keep them, and train them, that would reinforce the idea that the company is taking care of its employees. That’s nice.

I hate this rat race of being a performant engineer. The moment your performance declines, your managers will let you know and you’re under the radar now.
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thunky 742 days ago
> If they keep them, and train them, that would reinforce the idea that the company is taking care of its employees. That’s nice

I don't think so. A company is under no obligation to handhold their employees. It should be a 2 way street, beneficial in both directions. If it's not beneficial for one party, they should be able to be honest about it and move in another direction. We're all adults here.

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HenryBemis 741 days ago
You are right in general, but in this case it is clear that the issue is not "guy has a tough break, going through a divorce, underperforming for a little while - let's wait it out". It's "we thought we got Messi and we ended up with Henry Bemis - which cannot be salvaged. Imagine the other top players on the team seeing Henry Bemis getting paid Messi-money.
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