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Re:Tech developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’ his bu... by bobbby on Thursday January 10, 2019 @07:51AM (#18873456)
He works internationally, the drop in pound means he would have been earning more as the pound dropped. Surely he's going to have to put his prices up, which could have been his solution anyway?

I'm sure the real reasons are political rather than financial.

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Re:Tech developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’ his bu... by mcv on Thursday January 10, 2019 @08:25AM (#18873628)
> I'm sure the real reasons are political rather than financial.

He did say he's originally from Yugoslavia. Since the Brexit vote, the UK has become a lot more hostile to immigrants. That can certainly be a good reason to leave too.

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Re:Tech developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’ his bu... by profquail on Thursday January 10, 2019 @08:17AM (#18873577)
He’d be earning more if paid in some other currency and spending in pounds.

He’d be earning less — as the article mentions — if earning in pounds and paying out (to subcontractors) in other currencies.

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Re:Tech developer quits UK saying Brexit has ‘killed’ his bu... by bobbby on Thursday January 10, 2019 @08:38AM (#18873687)
I don't see how changing country makes any difference? He'll have to put up the price for his existing UK customers to cover the costs of his overseas staff
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