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ChrisMarshallNY on June 16, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Working on databases from prison

My understanding is that top talent gets top pay, regardless of their living arrangements.

Mediocre talent ... maybe not so much, but these are also the folks that could be replaced by AI.

tmoertel on June 16, 2025 [–]

> My understanding is that top talent gets top pay, regardless of their living arrangements.

Indeed. Top talent can say no to lower offers because they are confident that companies are unlikely to find other top candidates who will say yes.

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