[vacri]

The door doesn't swing both ways though - people don't get a salary cut when supply later exceeds demand. If you wanted a salary system that did respond to job market fluctuations, you'd have to open up to the possibility of getting cut pay.

[ctvo]

Getting fired has always existed as a correction mechanism for companies.

If your performance:pay ratio is off and the supply of developers is high, there's nothing stopping them from letting you go.

[vacri]

> there's nothing stopping them from letting you go.

Not everywhere allows employers to just fire-and-replace an employee on a whim.

[jsprogrammer]

Risk of doing business in those locations.