[cc81]

A follow up tweet clarified that it was 10 people and not eight. But even that is a pretty high cost per employee I agree.

But the question is: Can you get a team of engineers that have the ability and crypto know-how to build something like Let's Encrypt in Canada for 1/3 of the salary?

[ryanobjc]

probably not. the best canadian coders are already here in the US.

[Fogest]

Says who?

[nkassis]

I think it was kind of a joke with some seriousness to it. It's really easy for Canadians to move to the US to work. So a large chunk of the highly qualified Canadians do leaving less in Canada. Canada suffers a shortage of highly qualified people in many professions. For example medical professions have it really hard given doctors moving to the US can make multiples more than in Canada.

[ryanobjc]

Says a Canadian who lives in the US who overgeneralizes.

It's not entirely true, but its way closer to the truth than you'd admit.

[Fogest]

I mean I am a Canadian who lives in Canada and I disagree. So that's why I don't get your argument? I know plenty of very skilled people here.

[nkassis]

But you gotta admit a lot of recent grads end up leaving. I'm another Canadian who left given I was offered doubled my salary in one move.

[Fogest]

But isn't the cost of living also higher and you have medical expenses and things? Are you actually taking home double as much, or does a lot of that extra have to go to living expenses that you wouldn't have in Canada?