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Comment by randomhodler84 | Hacker News Reader

Australian tech workers, get out get out get out get out…

I can’t stress this enough. The Australian tech industry is a failing joke. You are being grossly underpaid. The country _is_ an authoritarian surveillance state and has been for years and years. The frog boiled and died years ago. Peace out, and find somewhere that will treat you well.

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There's what, 5 countries that might pay better? USA of course, which has its own share of problems, Canada, England, Switzerland. Maybe one of Netherlands or Germany if you're lucky.

No easy choice there, unfortunately.

England? For what i know they have/had enourmous labour offer compared to demand

Sure you get the BBC and all the niceties with the fair coverage and all, but other media is still pretty Murdochy-y, and Brexit takes away the main advantage of why I would want to live in Europe in the first place - the ease of moving around, if needed.

Pay is honestly decent in my experience. I’ve noticed that Aussies stay at the same company for much longer, compared to U.S. engineers. I’m on my third role in 3 years and will be taking $160K+, total compensation. Not nearly as much as some U.S. roles, but I know people who have worked the same role for 10 years and haven’t hit $100K.

Being a dual national (Schengen/Europe) there’s honestly not that many places in Europe where software pays all that well. Vienna surprised me with how many salaries sit between 40-50K euros for senior positions.

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