I am a Vienna-based programmer and am looking at job adverts regularly. I fully agree with what you have written, sometimes I feel they mus be joking. There is no appreciation for hackers and what they are worth.
Take this advert for example:
http://derstandard.at/anzeiger/derjob/d/155533/c-senior-soft...
5 years experience in C++ and only 2,500 EUR gross? Seriously?