• EnderMB@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Not all programmers live in the US. In the UK, especially outside of London, the pay is surprisingly bad.

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        7 months ago

        My wife is a teacher. Her pay was mostly comparable to mine throughout our careers. My pay has literally tripled since working in London.

        Currently, there are senior design and development roles in my home city of Bristol that pay less than what you’d get paid as a fast food manager.

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          7 months ago

          I knew pay in the UK was bad for developers but that’s completely cuckoo. It sounds more like the uk is the odd one out though since while EU pay is lower than US I do know that it’s still better than most other jobs in the same area even if you aren’t in the Capitol. But there’s also always remote work if you live somewhere with no jobs.