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> Despite what the media wants you to think, Canada is not a good place to grow in IT and Software and ML. There's more to life than money, friend. Cost of liv

> Despite what the media wants you to think, Canada is not a good place to grow in IT and Software and ML. There's more to life than money, friend. Cost of living is not the only metric for quality of life. Safety, unity, sanity, these are all things Canadian cities have over the majority of American cities. I hope the increase in pay is worth it to you. For some of us, this is more than just a place to live and "grow in IT", it's a place we come from and build our lives in. From this perspective, your words are denigrating; no matter, those who seek their fortune down south are seldom missed for long.

rafiki6 6y ago
Thanks for your thoughts but this isn't a helpful post. You're welcome to stay in Canada if you feel there are non monetary benefits you would prefer over a higher salary or more career growth. I think that paying 50% of household income to cover basic shelter is absolutely absurd and a bad deal. It's financially impossible to start a family in a major metro here, and I'm a higher income earner. IMO that negatively impacts my quality of life substantially. Beyond this, as much as Canada likes to bill it self as friendly and multicultural and paint the US as racist and mean, my personal experience has been quite different. Here I have witnessed the worst forms of racial nepotism I've ever seen. Entire teams of the same ethnicities all speaking the same language. I was hired into a team like this and was regularly excluded from lunches the team took to celebrate cultural holidays. Sorry, racism is racism.
- core-questions 6y ago
  > It's financially impossible to start a family in a major metro here This is a pernicious lie. What is impossible is maintaining a full hedonistic lifestyle with zero compromise while trying to have a family. You will have to sacrifice for them - but any good parent does anyway. > Here I have witnessed the worst forms of racial nepotism I've ever seen. Entire teams of the same ethnicities all speaking the same language. This is indeed a problem, but it is a problem you may not point at. QA teams seem to be particularly laden with this issue. Is this really not a thing in the states?

rafiki6 6y ago

Thanks for your thoughts but this isn't a helpful post. You're welcome to stay in Canada if you feel there are non monetary benefits you would prefer over a higher salary or more career growth. I think that paying 50% of household income to cover basic shelter is absolutely absurd and a bad deal. It's financially impossible to start a family in a major metro here, and I'm a higher income earner. IMO that negatively impacts my quality of life substantially. Beyond this, as much as Canada likes to bill it self as friendly and multicultural and paint the US as racist and mean, my personal experience has been quite different. Here I have witnessed the worst forms of racial nepotism I've ever seen. Entire teams of the same ethnicities all speaking the same language. I was hired into a team like this and was regularly excluded from lunches the team took to celebrate cultural holidays. Sorry, racism is racism.

core-questions 6y ago
> It's financially impossible to start a family in a major metro here This is a pernicious lie. What is impossible is maintaining a full hedonistic lifestyle with zero compromise while trying to have a family. You will have to sacrifice for them - but any good parent does anyway. > Here I have witnessed the worst forms of racial nepotism I've ever seen. Entire teams of the same ethnicities all speaking the same language. This is indeed a problem, but it is a problem you may not point at. QA teams seem to be particularly laden with this issue. Is this really not a thing in the states?