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No talented engineer is going to look at a wage that is 2-3x locally in relatively poor conditions (crowding, sanitary, etc.) and think it’s a better deal than
by sidlls 4y ago
No talented engineer is going to look at a wage that is 2-3x locally in relatively poor conditions (crowding, sanitary, etc.) and think it’s a better deal than what they can get by emigrating. It might not be as bad as the outsourcing debacle, but it’s not going to be much different.
- sokoloff 4y agoHaving a multiple of the prevailing income locally offers the chance to buy your way out of some of the inconveniences of crowded cities. In a lot of cases, the salaries for an SWE2/SWE3 aren’t 2-3x the median but 5-10x the local median income.
- sidlls 4y agoYes, but you’re still living in conditions that are relatively poor compared to what you can get in developed countries (not just western/white ones). And these people aren’t ignorant or stupid: there’s a reason they emigrate in the numbers they do.
- Ekaros 4y ago2-3x isn't actually bad level when the prices are also lower. Also the place with highest compensation sounds from discussion here have both crowding as in having room mates and sanitary issues with all of the issues of homelessness around... And if we are talking about developing areas, the dev pay is already above median and being much higher will afford quite a good living conditions, away from all problems.