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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by conanbatt on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:36AM (#13922507)
The real question is how expensive they are. The US has les protections but thus pays a lot more. Soft engineers moving from SF to europe get their income cut by more than 50%. In the end, more europeans move to the Us that the other way around, showing ultimately what the body prefers.
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by megous on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:13PM (#13923582)
Who cares about income? Profit matters. Societal benefits matter too. How many days of work in a month is required to break even on all the basics of life like rent, food and medical care + retirement insurance.
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by conanbatt on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @08:18AM (#13930274)
Everything matters, thats why looking at only 1 axis ends up biased. Seeing how people vote with their feet takes everything into account, preferences, income, services, etc.

The reality is that the US is a very generous place if you have money, so if you are a software engineer you can have a luxurous life in comparison to what one would get in EU. The situation is opposite for lower paying jobs.

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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by megous on Thursday March 23, 2017 @02:02PM (#13942315)
Curious. How is it more luxurious? Say I have $2000 extra at the end of the month in EU and in US. Where the difference comes from?
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by conanbatt on Friday March 24, 2017 @08:49AM (#13948519)
You can get a better private education in the us with money that you can for free in europe. College is a great example of free college vs overpriced but ultimately valuable private colleges

You could have a much bigger houses as well. If you move to munich or berlin(even though the latter is one of the cheapest cities in europe) a house is really expensive in comparison to what you can get in a city like Austin, Denver, even Seattle if you commute a bit.

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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by lostboys67 on Thursday March 23, 2017 @08:17AM (#13939090)
Your probably looking at paying > 2 times what we pay in the uk in NI just for heath cover.

Also in the UK taxation of employee shares is a lot saner plus GCT is a lot lower and you get a 16k Pa allowance for CGT

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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by lostboys67 on Thursday March 23, 2017 @08:19AM (#13939099)
That's because "engineers" are seen as second class when compared to other professions.
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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by eeZah7Ux on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:21PM (#13923678)
> more europeans move to the Us that the other way around

Biased metric. The US makes it hard for people to leave.

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Re:GitHub lets staff own IP developed for personal projects ... by conanbatt on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @08:16AM (#13930262)
How so?
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