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by IdiocyInAction 1826 days ago
Yeah, software is quite low status here and the salaries are often a joke.
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dave_sid 1826 days ago
What on earth are you all talking about? Explain it to me like I’m 5.
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IdiocyInAction 1826 days ago
The average salary is like 50k (with many positions going lower) and you are basically viewed as a manual worker.
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k__ 1826 days ago
US devs get >$100k a year, EU devs get <70k€ a year.
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adrianN 1826 days ago
$100k is 83k€, and you should probably include cost of living in these comparisons. Nobody has college debt in Germany for example.
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k__ 1826 days ago
I wouldn't actually call real estate ownership cheap in Germany. Yet, many engineers from the US own their home.
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dave_sid 1826 days ago
Ouch!
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