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by nxtrafalgar 3381 days ago
Take living costs and so forth into account also. California probably isn't as great at the figures suggest.

That said, speaking as a New Zealander: don't come here. There are no jobs, and if you find one, you will be underpaid. If you're looking for the weather and standard-of-living combination offered by the southern hemisphere, consider Melbourne or Sydney instead. Very few of my graduating class at the University of Auckland will end up remaining in the city, I suspect.
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conanbatt 3381 days ago
Wow this is true?

I just heard NZ was doing a state sponsored world-wide call for workers. Is it because people are leaving? Where are they leaving to?

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nxtrafalgar 3381 days ago
I mean, there are jobs generally, but not really in tech. I was slightly exaggerating to say there are 'no' jobs, but in reality the NZ tech industry is not very mature.

If people leave, normally they leave for Australia (because it's very easy to do so).

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