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Re:At Glassdoor, Find Out How Much People Really Make At Goo... by wlievens on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @05:07AM (#214726)
This is just awfully depressing. I'm Belgian working for a British company, so my wage is about half, and with much higher taxes so my real wage is more like a third.
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Re:At Glassdoor, Find Out How Much People Really Make At Goo... by timr on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @05:54AM (#214741)
The cost of living here eats up a lot of the difference.
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Re:At Glassdoor, Find Out How Much People Really Make At Goo... by falsestprophet on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @06:22AM (#214752)
Not if he lives in London.
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Re:At Glassdoor, Find Out How Much People Really Make At Goo... by timr on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @06:27AM (#214753)
True. But the point isn't that he's well off; it's that a valley employee pulling down $90k/year isn't particularly wealthy.
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Re:At Glassdoor, Find Out How Much People Really Make At Goo... by michaelneale on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @08:55AM (#214811)
Yeah I was surprised it was so low. 150K a year in the valley isn't much.
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Re:At Glassdoor, Find Out How Much People Really Make At Goo... by wlievens on Thursday June 12, 2008 @04:31AM (#215765)
I live in Belgium.
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