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I posted about this the other day in the Finnish thread - of course they are, there's probably a 300% salary difference between a banker with 6 yoe and a social welfare worker with 12+ yoe. You don't have fields attracting people for purely financial incentives when the salary difference between these two is more like 10-20% for a seasoned professional. It's an entire systematic issue which has compounding effects, but when you mix in global instability, food security, etc. would you rather play ball here or expatriate and take a risk with the educational and career opportunities your children have somewhere else.