The Twelve-Month Engineer: Why Senior Hires Cost Double What You Think, CodeGood
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A VP of Engineering discovered that senior engineers take 12 months to reach full productivity, costing $5.9M annually for 15 hires instead of the estimated $800K. The gap stems from lack of institutional knowledge, not skill deficiency. New hires operate at 33% productivity in month one, requiring extensive code review support
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The Measurement No One Wants to MakeThe Institutional Knowledge PremiumThe Over-Engineering TaxThe System Knowledge GapThe Twelve-Month RampThe Hidden MultipliersThe InterventionThe Seven-Month EngineerWhat the Data RevealedThe Cost of IgnoranceSort: