<pre><code> &lt;p&gt;We discuss compensation, particularly how people in the IT department (&amp;quot;developers,&amp;quot; etc.) are so disconnected from the actual business that compensating them based on business performance is near impossible. Not good if you&amp;#39;re an IT person and like money.&lt;/p&gt; </code></pre> <p>There&#39;s other types of comp. then money, obviously, and those are fine too. In particular, we discuss participation in open source and more recognition. But, still: money is the best.</p>

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Misaligned Incentives Episode 4: You get what you pay for - compensating tech staff is often done poorly

JUL 17, 202050 MIN
Software Defined Interviews

Misaligned Incentives Episode 4: You get what you pay for - compensating tech staff is often done poorly

JUL 17, 202050 MIN

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    <p>We discuss compensation, particularly how people in the IT department (&quot;developers,&quot; etc.) are so disconnected from the actual business that compensating them based on business performance is near impossible. Not good if you&#39;re an IT person and like money.</p>

There's other types of comp. then money, obviously, and those are fine too. In particular, we discuss participation in open source and more recognition. But, still: money is the best.