That's outrageous. It's a (very) low salary for Rio de Janeiro and I always thought things were way better in Portugal. I wish things improve for you guys.
Unfortunately people in my generation are not seeing a brief end to this.
Emigration has increased by about 40% last year. And this is in a country where the public universities are the best ones, so the state ends up investing in people's education, but it cannot keep them in the country.
Also, low salaries in computer engineering are not the only thing wrong in the profession. I have heard countless stories of people working in consulting companies, having to do unpaid overtime work.
Internships are also usually unpaid (and this is on every area, not just Comp. Eng.).
I am a senior student at the aforementioned top university, and I don't think I know anyone that isn't thinking about leaving the country (even if for a while, not permanently). The university's vice-president gave an interview for a national newspaper: he referred to this problem as "our brains are leaving the country" (and he meant not only students, but researchers as well).
Unfortunately people in my generation are not seeing a brief end to this. Emigration has increased by about 40% last year. And this is in a country where the public universities are the best ones, so the state ends up investing in people's education, but it cannot keep them in the country.
Also, low salaries in computer engineering are not the only thing wrong in the profession. I have heard countless stories of people working in consulting companies, having to do unpaid overtime work. Internships are also usually unpaid (and this is on every area, not just Comp. Eng.).
I am a senior student at the aforementioned top university, and I don't think I know anyone that isn't thinking about leaving the country (even if for a while, not permanently). The university's vice-president gave an interview for a national newspaper: he referred to this problem as "our brains are leaving the country" (and he meant not only students, but researchers as well).