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0 pointsflamedoge9y ago0 comments

Again and again, why don't Canadian companies understand that CS graduate can easily earn 100k in the states and can actually afford a house? How can they offer what they offer and stay competitive?

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yazaddaruvala9y ago· 3 in thread

I grew up in Vancouver, went to high-school there, whet to UBC there. My family is in Vancouver. The majority of my friends are in Vancouver. I own real-estate in Vancouver. I eventually want to move back to Vancouver. I can safely say I love Vancouver. However, I currently live in Seattle. Why? The money!

As frustrating as it is to admit, and as uninteresting as it is, the simple answer is usually the most appropriate:

Canadian companies like their tier-2 low wage talent (and some tier-1 low wage talent - who prefer Canada). Its good enough for their usecases, and it gets the job done. Meanwhile, they like to complain that they can't hire tier-1 low wage talent.

That is the only answer I can come up with!

throwwit9y ago

Seems the philosophy Canada is going with is 'revolving-door', by balancing emigration with immigration[1][2]. What happens when the economy slows and there's record household debt? There should be more bedrock jobs than just a derivative function of the global economy.

[1]http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/how-canadas-immig...

[2] http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/john-mccallum-substantially-...

flamedogeOP9y ago

Any real innovation flocks to the states if they become any relevant.

dgemm9y ago

I hate that this is true, as another Canadian Seattelite.

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