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Thinking about it. I'm pretty attracted to the idea of a career with some kind of protectionist licensing system, like doctor or actuary, but that may just be s
by annzabelle 3mo ago
Thinking about it. I'm pretty attracted to the idea of a career with some kind of protectionist licensing system, like doctor or actuary, but that may just be staving off the inevitable. Might teach high school.
After I got laid off in the US, I moved to a mountain town in New Zealand planning on being a ski lift operator while I think about the future, but got a software developer job by accident instead.
- loloquwowndueo 3mo agoTaxis had a protectionist system. Took a single competitor with deep pockets and disregard for the system to upend the whole thing.
- selimthegrim 3mo agoI still get emails from NZ begging for people to come fill IT jobs
- annzabelle 3mo agoIt's great for a couple years, but compensation is so much lower here I wouldn't do it long term, except if you marry a local or are independently wealthy. I make a third of what I did in the US, and my job in the US was in a medium cost of living area and wasn't a startup or big tech. Housing costs about the same amount.
- selimthegrim 3mo agoI had the opportunity to take up a working holiday visa 10-12 years ago and never used it.