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When I left Germany in 2007, I was making 52000 Euro per year. Crazy to hear that salaries remained practically flat. When I went to Silicon Valley, my pay prac
by smartician 6y ago
When I left Germany in 2007, I was making 52000 Euro per year. Crazy to hear that salaries remained practically flat. When I went to Silicon Valley, my pay practically doubled overnight, and now 13 years later I make 10x as much (and my job hasn't really changed much).
Curious though how your house cleaner is making more than a software engineer?
- string 6y agoYou make half a million Euros a year as a software engineer?
- chillacy 6y agoNot unreasonable if the parent a senior engineer or is counting stock appreciation.
- string 6y agoI make what I consider OK money in the UK, but the US is on a totally different level. I can only assume we're undervalued here!
- chillacy 6y agoI think so, just having worked with UK colleagues who were no different in ability and looking for opportunities overseas as a way to explore more places while holding a steady job.