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>These job cuts, according to the employee, were driven not merely by a CEO’s misguided “bet,” but rather a shift towards replacing full-time employees with che

>These job cuts, according to the employee, were driven not merely by a CEO’s misguided “bet,” but rather a shift towards replacing full-time employees with cheaper contract labor Good Lord, how much cheaper can you get than Canadian labor? They already get paid poorly and earn about 1/2 or less than their US counterparts. I guess the lack of jobs is why they can pay so little, explains why so many Canadians flee to the US first chance they get.

boringg 3y ago
I think you need some numbers there. Pretty sure it isnt 50% ;)
- ChumpGPT 3y ago
  Well to be honest, our company hired a bright kid out of Waterloo who couldn't find work in Canada for over a year ( Nanotechnologies ). Or at least work that paid more than their minimum wage. Super sharp and is doing great in Material Sciences. If a kid like that can't find work in Toronto, Ontario, I have no idea what the hell is going on up there.
Waterluvian 3y ago
Or the best of both worlds: American employment while living in Canada. But yeah, I’ve worked for ridiculously cheap companies before here. Some who are well-known to conspire with local competitors not to poach each other’s employees to keep salaries down.
- mvncleaninst 3y ago
  > Or the best of both worlds: American employment while living in Canada. But then wouldn't you get double dipped on taxes?
  - Waterluvian 3y ago
    Nope. In my case I’m paid Canadian dollars and receive a T4 and am not on the radar at all for US taxes. I think there’s a lot of ways for it to be handled.
wahnfrieden 3y ago
Canadian employers are used to far cheaper local labor that got expensive (to them) in the last half decade. The wages Canadians tolerated even for employers making foreign market money is embarrassing. Canadians outside Montreal seem even less organized than Americans, in tech
CoastalCoder 3y ago
Funny, just yesterday I watched a Corner Gas episode about bringing a call center to Dog River.
raincole 3y ago
> about 1/2 or less than their US counterparts And how much relative to their Indian counterparts? This thread is about customer service.

boringg 3y ago

I think you need some numbers there. Pretty sure it isnt 50% ;)

ChumpGPT 3y ago
Well to be honest, our company hired a bright kid out of Waterloo who couldn't find work in Canada for over a year ( Nanotechnologies ). Or at least work that paid more than their minimum wage. Super sharp and is doing great in Material Sciences. If a kid like that can't find work in Toronto, Ontario, I have no idea what the hell is going on up there.

Waterluvian 3y ago

Or the best of both worlds: American employment while living in Canada. But yeah, I’ve worked for ridiculously cheap companies before here. Some who are well-known to conspire with local competitors not to poach each other’s employees to keep salaries down.

mvncleaninst 3y ago
> Or the best of both worlds: American employment while living in Canada. But then wouldn't you get double dipped on taxes?
- Waterluvian 3y ago
  Nope. In my case I’m paid Canadian dollars and receive a T4 and am not on the radar at all for US taxes. I think there’s a lot of ways for it to be handled.

wahnfrieden 3y ago

Canadian employers are used to far cheaper local labor that got expensive (to them) in the last half decade. The wages Canadians tolerated even for employers making foreign market money is embarrassing. Canadians outside Montreal seem even less organized than Americans, in tech

CoastalCoder 3y ago

Funny, just yesterday I watched a Corner Gas episode about bringing a call center to Dog River.

raincole 3y ago

> about 1/2 or less than their US counterparts And how much relative to their Indian counterparts? This thread is about customer service.