Are Coders Worth It Essay

Coders Are Worth It
In James Somers article “Are coders worth it?” he describes his work life, one Thursday night he received a really good job offer. He was going to receive a $120,000 salary, a $10,000 signing bonus, stock options, free gym membership and many other benefits. He became a web developer. He taught that there was never been a better time to do what he does. He didn’t think finding a good job would be that easy, he somehow taught that he would end up like his sister; a very intelligent person, that set academic records in high school and studied at the University of Chicago, but the only job she qualified was as a translator in airline menus. James said “She had a specially bright and sensitive mind, but no technical specialty;

But what about somebody in a coal mine – wouldn’t you say he works as hard as you? Why should you get paid so much more than that guy” The answer James heard that night was “ My dad was probably paid more than the coal miner because the skills required to be CFO of a fortune 500 company are scarcer, and more wanted, than the skills required to be a coal miner. It’s the combination of scarcity and wantedness that drives up a salary.” I totally agree with the answer because different jobs need different skills and when there is scarcity and more skills needed in a job a salary has to be higher. A good example for that would be web developers because they use their technical skills and for them tasks that used to take months, now take hours. James said “I worked hard to learn these minute technical things, and now I’m getting paid for it. Am I paid too much to code? Am I paid too little to write? No; in each case, I’m paid exactly what I should be.” He makes a good point because in each job different skills are needed, some are scarcer and more wanted than others that’s why different salaries are given in different jobs. Overall I agree with James because nowadays I think is important to be specialize in a specific area in order to get the best