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I'd be very happy to make 2200€. I'm in France, and I'm paid barely above minimum wage. Granted, I don't have a very high level of college education, but even s

I'd be very happy to make 2200€. I'm in France, and I'm paid barely above minimum wage. Granted, I don't have a very high level of college education, but even so, I made more when I had a job in a factory a few years ago. And the job market here doesn't seem to be that competitive, unfortunately.

marcusf 14y ago
If you're willing to move, come to Sweden. Stockholm is screaming for IT talent, we're open to immigration and the pay for someone with a few years of developer experience is quite a bit beyond that.
- shiftpgdn 14y ago
  Any tips for an American wanting to emigrate?
  - marcusf 14y ago
    For non-EU peeps, it's a bit harder. First, there's always the love visa -- find yourself a swedish girl and move here (you don't need to marry). On a more serious note, the easiest thing is to get a job at a Swedish company with a US presence (or vice versa) and get them to help you move. For example I know Spotify is recruiting aggressively and they have offices in Stockholm, SF and NYC. Most medium to big software companies here already has international people on staff and a lot of them has experience with the (comparatively little) bureaucracy required. If you're any good and really serious about it, feel free to send me a mail (on my profile) and I'll see if I can help you out in any way :)
- forza 14y ago
  ....IF you don't mind buying (speculate on) an apartment, paying twice as much as everyone else, or live outside of the city with transportation issues.
  - marcusf 14y ago
    Yeah the housing market is a bit of a pain, though I live (just) outside the city and the subway always runs on time. Got a 20 minute commute to work. Worse when you get to the commuter trains (especially in winter) I guess. But even with living in the burbs, Stockholm's so small that it's no real pain, compared to say London or NYC.
laurentb 14y ago
It's gross, not net salary, in the end, it equals to a minimum wage salary =)
xutopia 14y ago
I see plenty of French nationals move to Montreal for this same reason. They get a slightly higher salary but it goes a heck of a lot farther here.

marcusf 14y ago

If you're willing to move, come to Sweden. Stockholm is screaming for IT talent, we're open to immigration and the pay for someone with a few years of developer experience is quite a bit beyond that.

shiftpgdn 14y ago
Any tips for an American wanting to emigrate?
- marcusf 14y ago
  For non-EU peeps, it's a bit harder. First, there's always the love visa -- find yourself a swedish girl and move here (you don't need to marry). On a more serious note, the easiest thing is to get a job at a Swedish company with a US presence (or vice versa) and get them to help you move. For example I know Spotify is recruiting aggressively and they have offices in Stockholm, SF and NYC. Most medium to big software companies here already has international people on staff and a lot of them has experience with the (comparatively little) bureaucracy required. If you're any good and really serious about it, feel free to send me a mail (on my profile) and I'll see if I can help you out in any way :)
forza 14y ago
....IF you don't mind buying (speculate on) an apartment, paying twice as much as everyone else, or live outside of the city with transportation issues.
- marcusf 14y ago
  Yeah the housing market is a bit of a pain, though I live (just) outside the city and the subway always runs on time. Got a 20 minute commute to work. Worse when you get to the commuter trains (especially in winter) I guess. But even with living in the burbs, Stockholm's so small that it's no real pain, compared to say London or NYC.

laurentb 14y ago

It's gross, not net salary, in the end, it equals to a minimum wage salary =)

xutopia 14y ago

I see plenty of French nationals move to Montreal for this same reason. They get a slightly higher salary but it goes a heck of a lot farther here.