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> everyone working 60h work weeks and still earning not more than unemployment benefits? More like earning 3x vs. their colleagues in France. My team at Twitte
by aianus 10y ago
> everyone working 60h work weeks and still earning not more than unemployment benefits?
More like earning 3x vs. their colleagues in France. My team at Twitter was filled with French engineers who had to leave France to get paid a fair wage for their skillset.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoYou know that IT is a very unique industry and in US (especially in SV area) people get ridiculously high salaries? Please compare normal jobs in normal industries. GP's point is a good one.
- aianus 10y agoMy point applies to any white-collar profession (although perhaps with a smaller multiplier). In exchange for long hours and a crappy safety net, US professional workers get paid a lot more than their peers anywhere else in the world, keep more of it at tax time, and have low-cost goods and services to spend it on.
- kuschku 10y agoThe average american has it a lot worse than the average French, though, after you count healthcare costs, insurance costs, etc. Sure, the upper 25% live a lot better. But is that relevant for the other 75%? No.