ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make semiconductors

Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by Dma54rhs on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:31PM (#28269311)

They pay much better in USA where they also hire. SE salaries are obviously a lot smaller in Europe, thinking about FAAMG numbers is fairytales :)

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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by saddlerustle on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:57PM (#28269543)

Optiver hires in Amsterdam with comparable compensation to top US companies.

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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by Avalaxy on Sunday August 22, 2021 @06:46PM (#28270448)

Unrelated to this thread, but I always found 'optiver' such a weird name for a Dutch company. Sounds to me like "optiefer". "Optiefen" is a Dutch way of saying "fuck off".

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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by Marciplan on Sunday August 22, 2021 @08:04PM (#28270933)

A Dutch person wouldn’t be “able” to read Optiver in a Dutch way, though :p

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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by TimonKnigge on Monday August 23, 2021 @09:24AM (#28275316)

OPTIe VERkoop :-)

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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by sabas123 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @06:15PM (#28270198)

Optiver works in a vastly different and super tiny sector (in employee count) which is renowned for having higher salaries than any other sector (including tech) and is a massive outlier.

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Re:ASML, a $300B Dutch firm, makes the machines that make se... by saddlerustle on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @05:44AM (#28286727)

Yes, though there's also a couple other examples. In my experience the biggest barrier to europeans getting fairly compensated is just that people believe it's impossible and so don't seek out the industries that do.

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