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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by mamon on Thursday January 14, 2021 @07:15AM (#25775489)
Yes, but you have to live with the consequences of your life choices.

If you just "work to live", then you'll be just an average employee, with average salary. High salaries and other perks are for high performers.

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Re:Ask HN: How to increase SWE salaries in Europe? by oblio on Thursday January 14, 2021 @07:32AM (#25775597)
> High salaries and other perks are for high performers.

Or for loud mouths with increased tolerance to risk.

We like to think that the world is much more meritocratic than it is ("just world hypothesis").

And I say this from the camp I'm describing above.

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