Moving abroad for better pay?
I'm based in Argentina. I've worked as a software developer for a number of years now. I work full-time for a company, and my pay is USD 800 a month. It used to be 1500 but our salaries took a big hit with devaluation last year.
I've come to realize there is no point on trying here anymore. It's a sad thing to say about one's own country, but it's the ugly truth. I have a friend living in Ireland right now, (supposedly) making 6000 EUR a month. No matter how much experience and leverage I have, there is no way I'd be making a figure even remotely near that here in Argentina.
So I've been thinking of moving there. Maybe for a few months, maybe for a few years, while I still can (36 and single), but I have no idea how much of what my friend tells me is true, or how much is exaggeration.
So I'm wondering:
1) what are the salaries like in Ireland? I only have 3 years working as an employee, but many years as an independent software developer/network technician/electronics tinkerer. I've done everything from tech support, to desgining a network for a small ISP (back in 2004!), to rolling an "IoT" solution to manage checkin/checkout at a motel. I don't know what pay I could expect from this experience
2) what is the cost of living in Ireland? I don't want to be disappointed of moving abroad and then figuring the cost of living is so high, I have very little disposable income at the end of the month.
3) is Ireland as aggressive as the US regarding visas? I would prefer to work in the US as they seem to have better salaries, but it seems the whole H1B visa is a terrible system where the person has no power against their employer. Fired or quit? Pack your bags and go away. you can no longer be in the US. Only after 5 years with a lot of luck I could get a green card and look for a new job. This sounds horrible. My friend is a EU citizen (dual citizenship) so he doesn't need a visa and roams freely between jobs.
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I'm based in Argentina. I've worked as a software developer for a number of years now. I work full-time for a company, and my pay is USD 800 a month. It used to be 1500 but our salaries took a big hit with devaluation last year.
I've come to realize there is no point on trying here anymore. It's a sad thing to say about one's own country, but it's the ugly truth. I have a friend living in Ireland right now, (supposedly) making 6000 EUR a month. No matter how much experience and leverage I have, there is no way I'd be making a figure even remotely near that here in Argentina.
So I've been thinking of moving there. Maybe for a few months, maybe for a few years, while I still can (36 and single), but I have no idea how much of what my friend tells me is true, or how much is exaggeration.
So I'm wondering:
1) what are the salaries like in Ireland? I only have 3 years working as an employee, but many years as an independent software developer/network technician/electronics tinkerer. I've done everything from tech support, to desgining a network for a small ISP (back in 2004!), to rolling an "IoT" solution to manage checkin/checkout at a motel. I don't know what pay I could expect from this experience
2) what is the cost of living in Ireland? I don't want to be disappointed of moving abroad and then figuring the cost of living is so high, I have very little disposable income at the end of the month.
3) is Ireland as aggressive as the US regarding visas? I would prefer to work in the US as they seem to have better salaries, but it seems the whole H1B visa is a terrible system where the person has no power against their employer. Fired or quit? Pack your bags and go away. you can no longer be in the US. Only after 5 years with a lot of luck I could get a green card and look for a new job. This sounds horrible. My friend is a EU citizen (dual citizenship) so he doesn't need a visa and roams freely between jobs.
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I'm based in Argentina. I've worked as a software developer for a number of years now. I work full-time for a company, and my pay is USD 800 a month. It used to be 1500 but our salaries took a big hit with devaluation last year.
I've come to realize there is no point on trying here anymore. It's a sad thing to say about one's own country, but it's the ugly truth. I have a friend living in Ireland right now, (supposedly) making 6000 EUR a month. No matter how much experience and leverage I have, there is no way I'd be making a figure even remotely near that here in Argentina.
So I've been thinking of moving there. Maybe for a few months, maybe for a few years, while I still can (36 and single), but I have no idea how much of what my friend tells me is true, or how much is exaggeration.
So I'm wondering:
1) what are the salaries like in Ireland? I only have 3 years working as an employee, but many years as an independent software developer/network technician/electronics tinkerer. I've done everything from tech support, to desgining a network for a small ISP (back in 2004!), to rolling an "IoT" solution to manage checkin/checkout at a motel. I don't know what pay I could expect from this experience
2) what is the cost of living in Ireland? I don't want to be disappointed of moving abroad and then figuring the cost of living is so high, I have very little disposable income at the end of the month.
3) is Ireland as aggressive as the US regarding visas? I would prefer to work in the US as they seem to have better salaries, but it seems the whole H1B visa is a terrible system where the person has no power against their employer. Fired or quit? Pack your bags and go away. you can no longer be in the US. Only after 5 years with a lot of luck I could get a green card and look for a new job. This sounds horrible. My friend is a EU citizen (dual citizenship) so he doesn't need a visa and roams freely between jobs.
salary work-experience
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I'm based in Argentina. I've worked as a software developer for a number of years now. I work full-time for a company, and my pay is USD 800 a month. It used to be 1500 but our salaries took a big hit with devaluation last year.
I've come to realize there is no point on trying here anymore. It's a sad thing to say about one's own country, but it's the ugly truth. I have a friend living in Ireland right now, (supposedly) making 6000 EUR a month. No matter how much experience and leverage I have, there is no way I'd be making a figure even remotely near that here in Argentina.
So I've been thinking of moving there. Maybe for a few months, maybe for a few years, while I still can (36 and single), but I have no idea how much of what my friend tells me is true, or how much is exaggeration.
So I'm wondering:
1) what are the salaries like in Ireland? I only have 3 years working as an employee, but many years as an independent software developer/network technician/electronics tinkerer. I've done everything from tech support, to desgining a network for a small ISP (back in 2004!), to rolling an "IoT" solution to manage checkin/checkout at a motel. I don't know what pay I could expect from this experience
2) what is the cost of living in Ireland? I don't want to be disappointed of moving abroad and then figuring the cost of living is so high, I have very little disposable income at the end of the month.
3) is Ireland as aggressive as the US regarding visas? I would prefer to work in the US as they seem to have better salaries, but it seems the whole H1B visa is a terrible system where the person has no power against their employer. Fired or quit? Pack your bags and go away. you can no longer be in the US. Only after 5 years with a lot of luck I could get a green card and look for a new job. This sounds horrible. My friend is a EU citizen (dual citizenship) so he doesn't need a visa and roams freely between jobs.
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