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There are vast numbers of people from poorer countries working in richer countries so that they can send the money home to their families. In the Phillipines (f
by marcus_holmes 6y ago
There are vast numbers of people from poorer countries working in richer countries so that they can send the money home to their families. In the Phillipines (for example) it's so normal for parents to work abroad (usually in Arab countries) while the grandparents look after the children, the whole economy is affected by it.
And FAANG is the ultimate benchmark for salaries because they pay so much, not because they're held in high regard. In fact, the stories coming out of FAANG (FB and Apple especially) seem to show these are dystopian nightmare workplaces that you only work in because of the ridiculously high salaries.
- geoduck14 6y agoFun fact! Income is NEGATIVELY correlated with job satisfaction in SOME scenarios. Imagine the thought experiment: you get paid GREAT, but you boss is aweful. You decide to quit as soon as you find a job that let's you keep you current lifestyle. If it is hard to do that, you keep your job longer...and you have poor satisfaction. To counter this, I got a 10% raise 6 months ago, and it was tots legit.