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A comment on GnuCOBOL 3.1.1. Parent comment

Re:GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 by ta988 on Friday December 11, 2020 @03:59PM (#25390903)
Yes and that's always the discussion when people from US come in to visit to the french part of companies. "Hey we heard that you are paid 5 to 10 times less than us, why do you accept that?"
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Re:GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 by 908B64B197 on Friday December 11, 2020 @04:04PM (#25390963)
Why do you?
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Re:GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 by benibela on Saturday December 12, 2020 @10:58AM (#25399007)
Europe has lower rent, health care insurance, and more vacations
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Re:GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 by 908B64B197 on Sunday December 13, 2020 @02:18PM (#25409238)
Except the vacations, I find it hard to believe.
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Re:GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 by ta988 on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:17PM (#25394200)
For me? Because it is hard to pimp myself to please recruiters, relocate, get visas (especially now)...
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Re:GnuCOBOL 3.1.1 by 908B64B197 on Sunday December 13, 2020 @02:17PM (#25409232)
Trust me, it's worth it. Really, it's not that much effort and it's worth it to signal to recruiters your real worth. And don't forget not all recruiters are equal.

And the visa issue is way overblown. It's easier than you think for a real engineer with experience.

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