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""" But Canada is, and has always been, an oligarchy where the ruling families—the Saputos, Demarais, Reichmans, etc.—have relied on their own Brezhnevites to p
by deskamess 7y ago
""" But Canada is, and has always been, an oligarchy where the ruling families—the Saputos, Demarais, Reichmans, etc.—have relied on their own Brezhnevites to preserve their wealth by shielding them not just from competition, but from any kind of change.
The key to acquiring wealth in this country is creating bottlenecks by saturating public and private institutions with members of this class. """
So true. The general feeling that incompetence at these big companies has no consequence.
The depresssing and true: """This is how much a developer should make. We’re not paying a penny more."
Sorry to say, but tech is not valued in Canada by Canadian companies. American companies operating in Canada have a better mindset.
- cmrdporcupine 7y agoYes, your best bet as a Canadian software eng is to get a job working for an American company. It's good for them because of the currency differential and the high quality of the talent here. The downside is that often these jobs end up with a pattern of 'branch plant' or 'nearshore' perceptions; I've had several jobs where the relationship between the Canadian office and the U.S. one was strained due to an assumption of command and control from the American office.
- xxxpupugo 7y ago> This is how much a developer should make. We’re not paying a penny more. This almost reads as if there is a cast system, where there is place for everyone to be comfortable with and shut up demanding more...