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paulus_magnus2 on Feb 3, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Heisenberg Developers (2014)

Geeky (single focus) developers are - cheaper

- do not get distracted by politics / business

- easier to control / manipulate into lower salaries

pc86 on Feb 3, 2016 | [–]

I seriously doubt there's any supporting evidence for the idea that people focuses on coding over business have any trouble negotiating a reasonable salary.

badminton1 on Feb 3, 2016 | [–]

Lots of cognitive bias there.

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