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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by branchless on Friday May 04, 2018 @06:15PM (#16998835)
The language laws thing is not a big deal. People just get on with it.

Montreal is great. I'm here, and if my kids don't go into IT they will work in another sector and will be able to afford to live.

I'd consider SV a death sentence. Who wants to work when you will never achieve financial independence because you'll never own your own land? And if you have a huge mortgage you are your boss's bitch forever.

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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by okatsu on Saturday May 05, 2018 @02:48AM (#17000687)
Yeah I find the language laws thing funny. I've worked with a crapton of people who never had to learn a word of French, and if they ever have to, then so what? French is the language here. That's like complaining about Italian in Italy.
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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by twblalock on Friday May 04, 2018 @06:54PM (#16999094)
I work in tech in Silicon Valley and most of my coworkers own their own homes or condos. It's not uncommon at all.
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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by branchless on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:13PM (#16999947)
housing is clearly an enormous issue in SV, yours is anecdata.

For one:

http://observer.com/2018/03/silicon-valley-housing-market-dr...

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