@SuitedUpDev that's kind of an issue with the Dutch IT tbh, compared to other countries the reward for working in IT is quite marginal. I don't think I could sell my soul to work for a US company though
@dwarf@SuitedUpDev Working for 5 years for a US company now. And while I feel the same in general. It depends on the company. Would likely not make the choice myself, but this happened through acquisition so it was find a new job or stick around and find out.
@SuitedUpDev@dwarf It grew over those 5 years as I grew as an SWE/SRE, but not US 500K total comp levels of growth. Still an NL employee working from NL. Not complaining at all tho. Honestly I have no idea what Dutch IT standards are at this point.
@dwarf yeah that's a bit of a thing. I know DE, NL and BE roughly pay the same-ish.
So comparing it to the US is justifiably unfair. Especially with employment based healthcare and at-will employment. The extra salary IMHO doesn't compare to NL social benefits.
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