| From one of your replies, I assume you live in São Paulo, I'm from there. I've debated with the same question in 2016, not about slavery, but about what life I was living there and what I wanted for my future and for my family. So will share my story and opinion, YMMV.
I decided to take a leap and try to get a job overseas, mainly EU, (software engineer, 10 years of exp) , was the best decision I've made. São Paulo/Brazil have many issues that won't be solved in the foreseable future or never in my opinion: - education quality / cost ratio
- housing
- personal safety
- inflation and money value
- population I'm currently living in Lisbon and if home sickness is not an issue for you, I would recommend checking out opportunities abroad. You will face problems also, housing for example is awful almost everywhere, but I can pay a mortgage with much less interest than in BR, have a car and not worry being robbed with a gun, walk the dog 2AM without looking over my shoulder and provide a better future for my kids, all that with enough work life balance and a normal salary in tech field. > Is there a better term to describe this kind of situation other than "literal, actual slavery"? It's business, you are selling your time for a price and paying a "premium" for where you are able to live. > What is a fair payment, in your opinion? Fair is hard to define in my opinion and will vary by too many factors, your perception, the employer perception, your colleagues perception, actual value contribution and so on. -- Hope you find what you want to change about your situation! |