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> If FAANG sets up shop in Milan and pays 80k compared to the local average of 40k I see this types of claims on HN frequently. This looks "too easy". Why is
by throwaway2037 2y ago
> If FAANG sets up shop in Milan and pays 80k compared to the local average of 40k
I see this types of claims on HN frequently. This looks "too easy". Why isn't Big Tech setting up offices in large southern European cities to do exactly this?
- oblio 2y agoI don't know, that's why I'm asking. My guess would be that they didn't get tax incentives or other behind the scenes things that we rarely find out about.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoYeah, I'd say it's mostly tax reasons. Generally, if you have a substantial presence somewhere, you become liable for a bunch of taxation stuff. That being said, it's probably also non-English as a first language. Note that the vast majority of tech in Europe is either in Ireland (tax reasons) or London (city known to Americans), both of which are English speaking. Switzerland is interesting, in that it's not English speaking. I know that FB generally just set up Eng offices wherever Google did, so the real question is why Google set up there.