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That's every poor country in existence. Not everyone has the same mindset as you, however. Provided with basic incentives, many, if not most, would not want to

That's every poor country in existence. Not everyone has the same mindset as you, however. Provided with basic incentives, many, if not most, would not want to leave family, friends, common culture, etc, just for a wealthy life - they just want basic stability. Companies paying more (offering more at least) would begin to slow this domino effect, which raises standards of living and provides more funding for the government to provide services and ultimately pressure for increases in quality of life by the voting public. Everyone wins. Ultimately not everyone can emigrate - it's an impossibility. The brain drain will continue to be real, so it's incumbent upon these companies hiring to raise their wages and retain talent.

yrgulation 6y ago
Agreed - my statement is in regards to "simple solutions".
- fishtacos 6y ago
  That was my point. The simplest solutions are sometimes the most effective, as well. Incentivizing brain power to remain the country via pay increases seems like the most basic approach one can take, considering the GP was talking about Romanian studios complaining they can't find/hold talent and they are competing with the rest of the EU.
  - notahacker 6y ago
    The simplest solutions are the most effective, until you realise it isn't at all simple to match the 200-500% pay increase they're emigrating for.
    - randomswede 6y ago
      Step in as a multi-national company, open a software engineering office, pay well over "local market value" and you get good software engineers, at a lower price than moving them elsewhere. They, in turn, get a better quality of life, don't have to emigrate (which for some is a bonus, and for some the opposite (a malus?)) and relatively speaking have more spending power than they would have had, if they moved. It is really not as easy as go "this is the exchange rate" and simply use that to compare pay in different countries.

yrgulation 6y ago

Agreed - my statement is in regards to "simple solutions".

fishtacos 6y ago
That was my point. The simplest solutions are sometimes the most effective, as well. Incentivizing brain power to remain the country via pay increases seems like the most basic approach one can take, considering the GP was talking about Romanian studios complaining they can't find/hold talent and they are competing with the rest of the EU.
- notahacker 6y ago
  The simplest solutions are the most effective, until you realise it isn't at all simple to match the 200-500% pay increase they're emigrating for.
  - randomswede 6y ago
    Step in as a multi-national company, open a software engineering office, pay well over "local market value" and you get good software engineers, at a lower price than moving them elsewhere. They, in turn, get a better quality of life, don't have to emigrate (which for some is a bonus, and for some the opposite (a malus?)) and relatively speaking have more spending power than they would have had, if they moved. It is really not as easy as go "this is the exchange rate" and simply use that to compare pay in different countries.