Ask HN: What is considered “negative market value” in the jobs market?

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Can anyone give an explanation for that in this context? Also, is it possible to correct that?

I have never heard this term. Could you explain a bit what you're talking about?

I've seen it in the sense of comparing individuals that are competing for a job in the jobs market. For example, if a new, inexperienced person is favored for the job over a more experienced person, the more experienced candidate is said to have negative market value for the employer.

I would avoid working for such an employer, they're presuming the cost of someone more experienced isn't worth the output. Which means once you've worked there for a while they will try to kick you out for being too expensive, or pay you below market rates.

Plus, they're wrong, experience can give massive boosts to output (https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/08/25/the-01x-programmer/).

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