Yeah, it's like a rock and a hard place for both the junior and the company. And since I am an cog in the machine, I sympathize more for the junior. My salary as a junior was about 60k I talked to my boss about the low pay and he did his best and got it bumped to 75k which was still too low for my HCOL in Boston. My jump to the 2nd job paid 125k, so it just didn't make sense to be loyal to the first company even though my boss tried their best and he did get me a raise. Granted, they shouldn't have paid juniors so low to begin with, but I guess that they are taking a risk too and don't want to overpay someone who won't be any good (I can think of a few former colleagues)
Yeah, this is very common unfortunately. Many of the companies actually hiring Jr. Devs (from what I've seen) build their pricing around the low cost of Jr. Devs so they don't really have space to move them up into other roles. It's unfortunate, but they would rather undercut competition and re-load Jr. Devs every year or two to keep the profit margins. At least, that's my observations. :)
True, but if you know what scares them you can relieve that fear to some degree and show them you are not necessarily loyal, but at least trustworthy and eager to become indispensable
Yeah, it's like a rock and a hard place for both the junior and the company. And since I am an cog in the machine, I sympathize more for the junior. My salary as a junior was about 60k I talked to my boss about the low pay and he did his best and got it bumped to 75k which was still too low for my HCOL in Boston. My jump to the 2nd job paid 125k, so it just didn't make sense to be loyal to the first company even though my boss tried their best and he did get me a raise. Granted, they shouldn't have paid juniors so low to begin with, but I guess that they are taking a risk too and don't want to overpay someone who won't be any good (I can think of a few former colleagues)
Yeah, this is very common unfortunately. Many of the companies actually hiring Jr. Devs (from what I've seen) build their pricing around the low cost of Jr. Devs so they don't really have space to move them up into other roles. It's unfortunate, but they would rather undercut competition and re-load Jr. Devs every year or two to keep the profit margins. At least, that's my observations. :)
Good Morning. This is gold. Thank you for posting this. This will definetly help me with my next interview.
Awesome! Hope it helps!
if these company fear junior devs then how about us entry level devs 😞
Honestly, I kind of consider them the same. What is the difference in your perspective?
Hoping I get my first job in tech soon! 😎
Best of luck!
loyalty goes both ways tho
True, but if you know what scares them you can relieve that fear to some degree and show them you are not necessarily loyal, but at least trustworthy and eager to become indispensable