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As a Kiwi still living here I didn't feel like I was getting a fair deal until I started working remotely for a US company paying AU rates. Making the move fro
by verve_rat 3y ago
As a Kiwi still living here I didn't feel like I was getting a fair deal until I started working remotely for a US company paying AU rates.
Making the move from an NZ employer to (essentially) an AU employer got me a ~40% pay rise.
I'm now afraid I've priced my self out of the NZ market and will have a rude landing if I'm forced back into the NZ market (you never know, things happen).
But it is frankly ridiculous how far NZ employers have their heads in the clouds. If remote work stays around and more US companies don't mind a few hours overlap with the West Coast timezone to get access to a native English speaking, Western culture, talent pool... well, I think those NZ employers will start banging the immigration drum a lot harder.
- jamiepenney 3y ago> I'm now afraid I've priced my self out of the NZ market and will have a rude landing if I'm forced back into the NZ market (you never know, things happen). Just go contracting - I charge probably on the low end for my experience but take home almost 2.5x what I used to as a salaried worker for less time on the clock. As long as you keep a decent chunk of cash (which is easier since you're making more) then you can ride out short-term gaps between contracts. That being said, I haven't been without work for the six years I've been contracting so haven't had to dip into it yet.
- EdwardDiego 3y agoYep, I'm priced out of the NZ market too, work remotely for a US remote only company who try to pay roughly equivalent salaries for equivalent positions. When the recruiter told me the offered salary, I thought it was a typo, scam, or someone was smoking crack. And the NZ software employers who cry the most about "a skills shortage" are ones that locals won't work for because they're known shit employers. Looking at you, Orion Health.