[eastbound]

I agree with that. I have plenty of applicants who did that, and through the process it became very clear they didn’t care what they were bringing on the table and what was the value of their work, they just cared to up the stakes and get more. As a buyer, someone who wants cutthroat rates today will also want to increase their rate after their skills are demonstrated in the company (“See my skills are useful. Give me 20% more now or I leave”), it 100% lose during the rampup period, then the extra makes it 20% more expensive. Obviously none of them work here.

I’ve tracked a few of those profiles. Startups they joined fail or struggle. I guess that’s how you make money.