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Re:List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits by magicalhippo on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:40AM (#19337816)
When I was studying a buddy got a programming job and his salary was insane, or at least I thought it was.

Then I learned he never worked less than 10 hours a day, usually more like 12, and a lot of weekends etc. Effectively he worked 1.5x a normal job here. Taking his salary and dividing by 1.5 I got something which was quite mediocre.

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Re:List of 30 European Tech Visas and Work Permits by xacaxulu on Friday March 08, 2019 @08:26PM (#19343873)
Thats it exactly. The math lays bare the truth of the hampster wheel in the usa. And Europeans rarely overwork. Its weird to be in the office after 7. In france its illegal for my employers to contact me after hours or on the weekend or when im on sick leave.
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