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In some ways they are. For a bit of time I worked offshore for a company in the US. That was pure cost cutting, I was making probably around 5x-10x less than
by surgical_fire 8mo ago
In some ways they are.
For a bit of time I worked offshore for a company in the US. That was pure cost cutting, I was making probably around 5x-10x less than someone with similar skills in the US.
After a while I landed a job that required me to migrate to a different country. I actually make more here than the average salary for a local engineer.
I don't know many machinists that are hired from halfway across the globe, relocation costs included, to make more than the average machinist in the destination country.
- jacquesm 8mo agoI don't know about machinists but I do know about (and know one personally) welders with certain specialties that can basically name their price. Such as the ones that can fix gear in running steelplants where shutting the thing down would require a rebuild.
- surgical_fire 8mo agoWe are in agreement then. Specialized skill is valued in the correct context, when there is demand for it.