The Duckbilled Platypuses of Compensation - Dan Walter's latest at the Compensation Cafe

The Duckbilled Platypuses of Compensation

More
than a unicorn, or even a hybrid, duckbilled platypus jobs combine skills so eclectic
they won’t fit into any standard compensation data set. Imagine the body of an
engineer, with the brain of a finance expert attached to the legs of a
visionary in totally new industry. Or, business development acumen combined
with deep technical expertise and a law degree. As companies explore new
industries and build our new economy, these blended positions are becoming the
norm at some companies.

Basically,
if it looks like a duck, walks like a lizard, has the fur of a beaver, the eyes
of a fish and the venom of a spider, you are hunting platypus.

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