3 ms·
>At some point, higher individual compensation doesn't matter much if everyone else in your community is overworked and underpaid. I think that totally depends
by constantcrying 3y ago
>At some point, higher individual compensation doesn't matter much if everyone else in your community is overworked and underpaid.
I think that totally depends on the individual and their circumstances.
>I think many Dutch or French software developers are living better lives than developers in California, all things considered.
European developers generally earn much less than Americans, especially after taxes you can get to a 2x difference with comparable cost of living depending on area.
In generally wages in Europe are much more even, here in Germany you have a heavily bracketed income tax system, even significant increases in wage usually become much smaller if you consider the additional taxes.
- silverquiet 3y agoDevelopers the world over earn much less than Americans. It's why I've always told American developers to be careful what they wish for when it comes to remote work. But it might just be possible that there's more to life than money.
- Rinzler89 3y ago>But it might just be possible that there's more to life than money. There is yes, but a house is still paid in money.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- rsdfdfdfdf 3y agoHousing is universally messed up everywhere in Western world, no matter salaries. Where the salaries are higher, houses prices are accordingly higher as well. Only places where housing is affordable are the ones with no jobs. Good for remote workers, but not much else.
- Rinzler89 3y ago>Housing is universally messed up everywhere in Western world, no matter salaries. Not to the same scale though. IN Europe and especially Canada housing is way more expensive to buy than in the US relative to local wages. Americans forget how good the4y have it.