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18 month tenure seems short, even for IT employees. Better off just staffing with contractors if that's truly expected.


Devs seem to last two years, but they make the decision to leave well before that, so you need to get a retention offer in before they start the job search.


Any data on that?


Only anecdotal, but that seems to be how long people last. There are no devs that I knew at either of my past two jobs that remain. Virtually all friends report similar experiences.


My experience goes the other way. 75%+ have been at my company for 5+ years.




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