Re:Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
by r-s on Monday June 12, 2017 @04:23PM
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No joke. I applied for several jobs in Vancouver and the best salary offer was 110k base (82k USD). Seattle actually seems to have a lower cost of living and salaries approx 2x as high.
Its very hard to attract workers when the salaries just cant compare.
Re:Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
by lacampbell on Monday June 12, 2017 @04:19PM
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American companies routinely pay remote foreign workers at American rates? I find it a bit hard to believe.
Re:Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
by sergers on Monday June 12, 2017 @10:02PM
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If they don't have an office in the remote country they do.
I know a few vancouverites who live in Vancouver, who are working for Texas based companies, no local office in the country
They are paid in USD.
When the cdn dollar tanked against usd after being on par, it was like a 30-40% raise for them in cdn just cause of the exchange rate
Many of the devs worth their dime in Vancouver end up remote working when they get to the Sr. level. Get paid in USD, and for 25-30% more in a stronger currency. Works out to almost 60% more?! also if you aren't a city person you can then move to one of the gulf islands.