Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by drawkward on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:14PM
(#42044410)
I wonder if there is causality between "over"-regulation and life expectancy and quality of life too.
What good is a growing economy when your country's people are living shorter, unhappier lives?
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by umanwizard on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:17PM
(#42044436)
The size of the economy very directly impacts people's quality of life.
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by drawkward on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:36PM
(#42044654)
I agree, but not necessarily at fostering happiness!
Look at the countries that are generally regarded as happiest: are their economies the biggest?
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by umanwizard on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:44PM
(#42044742)
> Look at the countries that are generally regarded as happiest: are their economies the biggest?
Assuming when you say "biggest" you mean per capita... yes. Obviously it's not the only factor, but generally I think it's generally accepted that people in rich countries are better off than people in poor countries.
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by throwaway2037 on Monday November 04, 2024 @08:37PM
(#42047878)
"size of the economy": Do you mean total GDP, or GDP per capita?
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by umanwizard on Monday November 04, 2024 @10:53PM
(#42048467)
Per capita
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by throwaway2037 on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @04:18AM
(#42049945)
Why is your original comment downvoted? It makes no sense to me. This is simply common sense. Most of the very high quality places to live are also wealthy, highly developed countries.
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by umanwizard on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @09:43AM
(#42051790)
No idea. I try not to worry about downvotes on this site.
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
by rincebrain on Monday November 04, 2024 @04:24PM
(#42046113)
There's also the confounding factor that software engineers, historically, were more in demand as a baseline, so in an environment where you think you can get a job if you're fired, people optimize more for higher risk/higher reward plays, while having job security improvements much more heavily benefits industries where you're seen as more disposable.
With the endless seas of SWE layoffs, we'll see if that behavior continues.
An interview is at least 4 people, each grilling you for an hour, asking hard questions.
Their hiring bar is high and they optimize for avoiding bad hires (which of course is pissing off the commenters who want to be hired and therefore would prefer lower hiring standard).
In Europe they make it harder to fire people and guess what happened?
First, companies have probatory period (2-6 months, depending on the country) where you're hired but can be fired at will. This is to minimize chances of being stuck with a poor performer.
Second, EU economy is about the size of US and China but software industry (and the tax / employment riches associated with it) is largely in US Chine. Might be a coincidence but I think there's causality between over-regulation and stagnation of the economy.