[xg19837]

Yes. At least Ruby was always strongly Japanese though. In Python European and Asian developers are overtly exploited, with U.S. corporations and their employed stooges holding the reins of power.

I'm considering switching to Erlang, which was developed at a corporation from the start and appears to be drama and cancel free.

[linhns]

Ericsson is drama free?

[nxor]

Or Europeans choose to work for US corporations. What am I missing? I know Europeans who only want to work for American companies.

[JoshTriplett]

American salaries are typically wildly higher, both on the low end and on the high end. It's often remote work. There are more jobs and more variety of jobs, on an absolute scale, than any particular locality. There may be more of a job ladder, and less stigma to wanting to climb it. There are some other cultural aspects as well.

I would love to see such options become available in Europe (insofar as additional options existing, not taking away the ones that already exist). But that would require some extremely successful European companies working to change it.

[nxor]

My comment was unclear. I am American. I think I am familiar with these differences. You seem to agree with me that in light of these aspects, referring then to American company employees as stooges is exaggerated. Regarding Asia of course it's a different topic, and I am unfamiliar with it. Obviously some American companies are bad but I just question the comment I responded to, that's all. And I don't understand "stigma to climbing it." Depending on the country, of course, but I didn't think there was stigma. Europeans compete for prestige like the rest of us. Don't they? Some do, some don't, of course.

[busterarm]

Different money and different attitudes. Trying to get paid more than your peers if you're appropriately skilled isn't social kryptonite here in the states.