RE: [Algorithms] Game Developer Salary

[Stephen J B. <sj...@li...>]

On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Stefan Boberg wrote:

> > Brits are pretty good as they speak almost the same
> > language.
> 
>   "Almost the same language"... erhhhh!?? :)
> 
>   Reminds me of a friend who went to work for Digital Domain... One day in
> the shops this woman asks him where he's from - "Scotland" he says, "Oh
> really! But you speak such good English!".

...or at a Jack-in-the-Box drive thru counter:

Her:   "I love your accent - where are you from?"  (something I hear
                    daily as a Brit living in Texas)
Me:    "England".
Her:   "Oh - so what language do they speak there?"

...or at a Dairy Queen:

Her:   "I love your accent - where are you from?"
Me:    "England".
Her:   "Oh...That must be a LONG drive."

...or...

Honestly, I could tell one of these stories for every six months I've
lived here in Sunny Texas.

>   This is precisely why I opted not to go and work in the US. It's
> ridiculous. That and the fact that you only get 2wks paid holiday (seems to
> be standard, anyway). Sure you can get paid lots more (in theory, anyway),
> but I prefer the freedom I have within the EU.

Well, you can negotiate more holiday (I did) - and I'm earning
probably 2x what I could in UK for similar cost of living.

>   Sounds very much like slave trade to me.
 
In some respects, it is.  You certainly don't have *freedom* for
the period while you are waiting for the INS department to process
your GreenCard paperwork (Geological processes work faster) - but
then the wages are very good and the cost of living low (although
*not* if you live in California).

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