• Johnnypneumoniac@lemmy.one
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    2 years ago

    Yes, but, money isn’t everything. I once left a high paying job in the US to come back to Canada, get paid less, and be way happier.

    Working for a US company and living in Canada is a good way to go, but is harder to swing if you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

    Plus it sounds like the people they’re talking about in this scenario may have their H1-B revoked and they wouldn’t have a job or a visa to stay in the US at all. Canada, even with a lower paying job seems like a good option.

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      2 years ago

      Why did Canadian companies make you happier? I’ve worked for both, we definitely have the same work culture as the US, at least in the Ontario tech sector.

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        Canada in general made me happier. Not necessarily the companies specifically. As much as we can complain about our health care issue here in Canada, the social safety net here is significantly better. And I had “good” insurance coverage in the states. It was a constant fear of getting sick or injured and ending up in the wrong hospital and not getting covered (or any number of other reasons). Add to that the social pressure to spend money on everything in the states. Everyone I knew down there was in debt up to their eyeballs, no matter how much they made. It was ridiculous.