I can assure you that there very much is a competitive market for engineering talent in the UK. Salaries are generally lower than the US market, but a £60k salary still puts someone in the top 10% nationally in terms of income.

Does it make the situation better if everyone is mistreated? Part of me wonders if its a bunch of old money Lords and Ladies bank rolling these businesses. They just crush you and tell you its a "competitive market".

What do I know. I'm literally making stuff up on a Saturday morning. At his experience level and skill set you can make triple in America.

This suggests that you're also probably overestimating the average income of tech workers in the US generally; people's views of this are often distorted by the headline figures from big tech companies, which aren't terribly representative of the diversity of roles across the country.

> you can actually make something of your life

what are you making of yours?

Choose your own adventure:

> I'm talking to him; not you or all Europeans. He's being taken advantage of and feels as much. His story is too common for people from the UK.

> All the things I value I have.

> shitposting on the internet

> And the crescendo, sorry if I caused offense. It was not my intent.

If you have a job in the USA please post / message me the link, i'll happily apply :)

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