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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I totally agree, not taking the job can mean a HUGE thing to you. It just won't affect the company whatsoever.

I don't do it because I don't like it. I worked for DOD years ago, on non-dangerous stuff but it wasn't something I wanted to personally support.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It just won't affect the company whatsoever.

When does a company decide to recruit? It's when current employees can't handle the workload and/or move projects ahead on schedule.

Not being recruited increases the hiring cycle time and means the development falls further behind schedule.

It's not nothing.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

When does a company decide to recruit?

  1. New contract
  2. Constantly to backfill

If anyone will take the job, there is zero difference to them. Humans are not statistically morale enough to hinder them more than paying well.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The sooner they hire someone the less time they spend understaffed and the more they have to pay whoever the hire. It's not a huge difference but it is also not zero.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 55 minutes ago

The sooner they hire someone The market is absolutely full of out-of-work developers. There's no sooner right now, it's a human smorgasboard.