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That’s the culture. The risk takers just need to go south for more opportunities anyway, why stay in Canada?
by SaxonRobber 7y ago
That’s the culture. The risk takers just need to go south for more opportunities anyway, why stay in Canada?
- blaser-waffle 7y agoI don't know why this is getting downvoted. I'm an American living in Canada and I totally agree. Canada has a better minimum wage, so the middle-of-the-bellcurve crowd has it a lot better. Like, I could afford to go back to bartending and live a decent lifestyle, albeit probably have a roommate (I'm married though, so that's covered). However, STEM salaries are on the order of 40% lower -- lower overall numbers on top of 20-30% currency difference (CAD to USD, with CAD being weaker to drive exports). If you're a motivated engineer you're headed south, getting into oil & gas (where salaries are still decent), or learning to accept things as-is. OTOH the number of well adjusted people, broke people, and all-around happy people is higher north of the border.