We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage
I had a recruiter call me a year ago with what sounded like a really amazing offer.  Working for a well funded startup on a problem in which I happen to be a domain expert.<p>They&#x27;re aren&#x27;t many expects in my field with my background and skill set and they said the right things to get me to interview (compensation won&#x27;t be a concern).<p>Anyway... Went in for 4-5 interviews.  Took me about 10 hours in total to interview with them.<p>Kept hearing that they have a difficult time filling the position. Reports directly to the CTO, etc, etc.<p>They came in at 1&#x2F;2 my current salary.  It was about 30-40% of what you would pay a decent engineer with experience.<p>I told them my salary level BEFORE the interview...<p>Gave them a hard now. They came back and said they can offer more stock and remote work.<p>Why in the heck would I turn down a bird in the hand for 1x in the bush?<p>Part of the problem is that if you&#x27;re interviewing you need to know what you&#x27;re buying!<p>You can&#x27;t go to a ferrari dealership and offer to buy one or $20k.. that&#x27;s just not how it works.