from Gergely Orosz | by Gergely Orosz

"Why is the hiring market so hot for senior and above engineers?" There are several reasons. One of the counter-intuitive one is how there are fewer sr engineers on the market... in part due to people burning out, quitting & taking a break. Here's a person sharing exactly this: t.co/MBdxlcIRtB

I wrote about this trend a month ago, and here's an extract on how the pool of senior engineers seems to have shrunk, contributing to the increase in demand (and compensation) to the remaining pool. Full article (especially relevant for hiring managers): t.co/4pSmBEoQmE t.co/4Ph6armw3o

In this case, the company would have been smart to catch this problem early, offer a sabbatical, or another form of longer-term break for the employee. Still, even these approaches won't help everyone: some people truly, truly need a break after close to 2 years of crazyness.