alt Hacker News> For something like Azure, people are nor fungible
What I've learned from a decade in the industry is that talent is never fungible in low-demand areas. It's surprisingly hard to find people that "get it" and produce something worthwhile together.
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Joel_Mckay • today at 11:46 AM
There are often retention problems with lean budgets, and after training staff they often do just leave for a more lucrative position.
Loyalty will often not be rewarded, as most have seen companies purge decade long senior staff a year before going public.
It is very easy to become cynical about the mythology of silicon valley. =3
I would say "systems design" rather than low-demand.
People who can "reduce" a big system to build on a few simple concepts are few and far between. Most people just add more stuff instead.