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Dax Raad

Dax Raad

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820 total appearances

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The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

They're all now overwhelmed by like sloppy hours.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

And we've had a few people on our team that are joined and their previous company was like this, like they were the person that still cared.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

The rest of the organization just like hits the button and gets their tasks done.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

And they're drowning in just garbage and they're getting burnt out and they're leaving.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

So motivation and team and people and humans and like emotions, all that stuff is still there.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

a big factor in all of this.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

I mean, obviously for us, you're right, it's easier for us.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

We are in a very exciting space.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

The people that join our company are very competitive.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

They want to get in there and they want to win.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

So that's like a big driver.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

everyone has equity that if we do our jobs right like it'll be pretty meaningful for them uh at some point i i even pre-ai i feel like uh again i can only speak for startups as like that's where my experience is i'd always see startups post jobs where they're like we're hiring two engineers and they post two salaries and these are like okay salaries i always thought like why just hire one person and combine the salary you'll get someone that'll like meaningfully change the direction of your whole life like people will start showing up at that at that level um

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

So we've always been willing to pay quite a lot.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

We don't need to hire a thousand people.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

We need to hire like 20 good people.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

So generally, I think good salaries still go a long way.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

But yeah, at bigger scales, like I think it's just hard.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

Like when your company hits a certain size, like

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

There is just no good reason for someone to do much more than what their job strictly asks them for.

The Pragmatic Engineer
Building OpenCode with Dax Raad

So I don't have any good ideas here.