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@reginagrogan Do you have a college degree? Then just getting an IT job in Germany is sufficient. It has to pay a certain minimum (around 50k€ the last time I checked) and while tech wages are significantly lower in Germany that’s still pretty much entry level. The employer has to be willing to do some paperwork I think.

burne

@GreenSkyOverMe @reginagrogan

>and while tech wages are significantly lower in Germany

Yes, they are, but also: cost of living is much, much lower in Germany, so a lower income doesn't mean a lower standard of living. You can rent a 1 bed apartment for ~ €750 in most large cities, not ~$1800 like in America. That is 12k you won't spend every year. Health insurance is another 12k you won't spend. Healthy food is cheaper than fast food, another 20k you won't spend. Suddenly 50k less isn't bad

@burne @reginagrogan Oh yes, for sure. Just don’t be surprised that you won’t be making 100k€/$ probably, while in the US that’s an entirely normal pay in IT.

@GreenSkyOverMe @reginagrogan The thing is: with $100k my standard of living will take a nose dive and I'll be part of the 'working poor' in America. I live in a very modern luxury 1000sq ft apartment close to the center of a large(r) city. Similar in the US starts at three times my current rent so I would need to earn at least $150k to afford similar. And that is just the first item on a long list. Car, travel, food, insurance.. Can't afford to work in America, even if I wanted.

@burne @GreenSkyOverMe I pay almost $4000 a month here in Silicon Valley. Tough. I would die for cheaper living

@reginagrogan Oh god. In my small town I pay 1200€ for 100 square meters, in a city it would probably be 2000€.

So you don’t have to die. Even Munich isn’t that expensive (most expensive city in Germany).