Why is everyone chasing TC and not skills?

Cisco / Eng
greedyengr

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greedyengr
May 4, 2020 16 Comments

I feel this need to improve the TC is very temporary and lacks permanent value. I'm more focussed on improving skills and understanding more about the computing world.

But starting to wonder why not many people are doing it? It seems like the most sensible and correct thing to do. Would love to hear opinions?

[Updated]

1. One common rational I'm getting here is skills don't pay the bills.

TC: 120K.

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  • Amazon
    j2idoa

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    j2idoa
    Because skills have no value these days. You can be a master of Kotlin, might have created a very successful app in the market, can be a master at all front end technologies, but if you can't solve a Leetcode hard in under 20 mins on a phone interview in the most efficient way, you are rejected.

    There was a time TC used to be decided by your skills, no longer true. Now it is decided by how many Leetcode hards you could solve.
    May 4, 2020 5
    • Slack
      slickity

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      slickity
      It's pretty hard to be an entrepreneur with no money. Just ask all the "Founder/CEO/Visionary" folks on LinkedIn who do freelance work for cheap on the side just to support "the hustle/grind/whatever". Unless you were born rich or have rich friends, in which case sure, optimize for entrepreneurship.
      May 4, 2020
    • Uber
      9$!&fghh

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      9$!&fghh
      Op nailed it! previously recruiters and hiring managers will give a preference to engineers who had worked in top tier companies or have done some great work and not hook too much into LC performance. Now itโ€™s a level playing field but disadvantage for people who works at very busy companies and under constant pressure with perf. Folks working at not so busy companies have all the time to LC and discuss design questions.
      May 4, 2020
  • Because you are improving the wrong skills if they canโ€™t help you chase TC in the market. They are โ€œhobbiesโ€. ๐Ÿคก
    May 4, 2020 0
  • New
    KFTp63

    New

    KFTp63
    At the end of the day what does everything come down to? $$$
    May 4, 2020 0
  • Dell / Eng
    IcaH32

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    Dell
    IcaH32
    Ya like I can afford a mortgage with skills, travel with skills, pay for my kids education with skills. Since when is it about doing the right things. Itโ€™s about doing the things right.
    May 4, 2020 0
  • MediaMath / Eng
    85749

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    Amazon
    85749
    "Skillz or GTFO" doesn't have quite the same ring.
    May 4, 2020 0