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Re:Germany, France launch Gaia-X platform in bid for ‘tech s... by rootusrootus on Friday June 05, 2020 @11:19AM (#23429528)
> Once you consider the cost of living, health coverage, days off, sick days, long service leave, parental leave, and lots of other benefits, it's actually not that impressive.

You don't think that tech workers in the US get most of that? Software engineering in the US is a pretty cushy gig. A lot of the problems you hear about for regular middle class Americans don't really happen if you're working in tech. It's not fair, but it's the current reality.

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Re:Germany, France launch Gaia-X platform in bid for ‘tech s... by viraptor on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:02PM (#23433926)
The ones I worked with some time ago did not. So it seems really dependent on the job.

But even if you do currently, there's a lot of peace that comes with: it's not company's goodwill, it's a requirement and company's goodwill goes on top of that.

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