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Can you please help me settle a work debate about developer compensation?

1 points by prdgl_daughter ↗ HN
The guys I work with have been having an almost year-long debate which revolves around the way in which developers are currently compensated. Basically, do we get paid enough for our efforts? And are we paid for the right output?

In an effort to put this debate to rest, on a whim I created this really quick 5-question survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VMXKKPF). It takes less than 2 minutes to complete, and I would seriously be ever so grateful if any one of you devs out there could spare the time to quickly complete it.

If you're interested (and if I get enough responses), I can do up a follow-up post with the results.

Many many thanks in advance.

P.S. I promise I'll pay this forward by taking every survey that comes my way over the next year...

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[dead] loraa
Here is how you figure that out.

Go into your managers office and tell them what you think you are worth. Once you are fired, start your own company and charge clients what you think you are worth.

Either you will find out if you were paid enough or perhaps you are a millennial and don't realize that you are only worth what someone is willing to pay.

prdgl_daughter
Wow, thanks to you who have filled it out so far!

I confess I kind of pessimistically assumed nobody would. After all, a dev's time is very precious :). Really really appreciate it guys.

cckkoonnee
Regarding some of your questions about paying for new programming language and/or its features. I think that idea is not good and if you made this survey just to see is it worth it to publish some language you have written probably using open source tools and not paying anyone anything PLEASE DO NOT, do not make programming languages SaaS, please don't. Give back to community that helped you become developer!
prdgl_daughter
I wholeheartedly agree with you, I assure you! (Many thanks for taking the time to read it, too. Really appreciate it.)