Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground

Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by gambiting on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:29PM (#29464419)

That's fair enough.

One thing I'll say you might be very off the mark with the quarter of salary thing. Both me and my wife(also a programmer) make about 75% as much as those friends who just moved out of London.

Yes, anecdotes, I know. But I'm pretty sure tech worker salaries aren't as bad up here as people make it out to be.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by nly on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:32PM (#29464453)

I removed the comp comment, as it seemed a bit crass. In any case, my experience doesn't echo that. My salary is almost 6x what it was 3 years ago when I worked 30 miles outside of London (as the crow flies) and my job is way less stressful now

Before moving to London I had offers from 2 other companies both offering numbers close to what I was on previously. Moving to London was instantly 2x their best offer.

Overall I think if you can get over the home ownership hurdle, the potential for future comfort in the city is way greater.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by gambiting on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:37PM (#29464508)

I mean, I totally believe you - it can be very situational :-)

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by nly on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:38PM (#29464521)

Sure, and I'm pretty confident things have leveled up a bit in the last 3-4 years.

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