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I can fire my worst developer in KC and he will find a new job in 3 days. Huge demand here.

Come on, this can't be true even for most developers in Silicon Valley. 3 days seems like an exaggeration (however I also have nothing more to offer than anecdote). Does anyone actually collect average/distribution of days spent looking for a job, broken down by function/industry?

Head hunters are desperate to find anyone with experience. I literally fired the worst developer I've ever had work for me and he instantly found a job. I was amazed.

Wow, hard to believe but I'll take your word for it. The only thing I can guess is he traded salary for a quick decision?

Even if you interview somewhere the next day, it usually takes a week to get an offer and 2 weeks for the company to get its paperwork straight. Let alone counting the amount of time it takes to find someone actually hiring.

he probably saw the writing on the wall and had something in the works.

I can confirm. It has a bit to do with a little brain drain as developers leave for the coasts as well.

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