DevSkiller IT skills report 2021: Demand and hiring trends

Post by DubiousPusher » Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 6:32 AM UTC

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Do you know what is a real shame? This statistic doesn't really correlate with the highest quality output. Most of them who stay put in Australia never really get to put their skills to good use. Our digital landscape is quite conservative & somewhat arguably boring, consisting of mainly traditional finance/banking & insurance - and we all know how these companies work internally (digital as a cost centre). Don't get…

>Most of the good devs with half an inkling go overseas No they don't. Because not everything is about money. Life in Australia is just better than some war zone in California.

Post by InvertedRhodium » Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 6:33 AM UTC

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> Most of them who stay put in Australia never really get to put their skills to good use. What's the definition of 'good use' here? I've had plenty of offers to go work in the US but have always chosen to remain closer to my family and maintain an enjoyable work/life balance while still being able to travel internationally for projects as required. I'd consider that an excellent use of my skills, though I admit a ce…

> good use uber, but for dogs

Post by DubiousPusher » Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 6:34 AM UTC

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NYC is one of them. Still requires you relocate 10000 miles away from your friends and family, which isn't for everyone.

NYC is the only place in the US I was actually impressed by, and if I was a single guy with no family I could consider living there. Everywhere else I traveled was meh.

Post by smabie » Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 6:35 AM UTC

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Well, I see some of my friends who just chill and make 400k for some FAANG and living pretty sad and pathetic lives. They are content with mediocrity. They have good jobs and make good money but will never earn great money and will never have great jobs. However, they are happy and content, which is more than I can say. But then, sometimes I think I am the sad one, because I always want more and will never be happy w…

Saying 400K isn't great money is indicative of the massive wealth that the tech bubble has. Y'all are priveledged. I can't wait for remote work to spread those salaries across the globe. I will out work your friend for less that half that price. And I know countless more like me.

Post by DubiousPusher » Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 6:36 AM UTC

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Where exactly is this war zone in California...? Growing up in the sticks I'd heard so much about it and had hilariously low expectations when I went out for an internship, but then I found out that it's a fucking amazing place. I swear there's got to be a decades long campaign to make outsiders think the place is terrible in an attempt to keep density down. Honestly, I'd be perfectly happy if so. Don't want my parag…

While I agree that the other poster was being a bit dramatic, it's no stretch to say that California performs objectively poorer in a number of areas that people tend to pay attention to. Just take one crime - the murder rates in California are 4.3 per 100,000 and only 0.8 in Australia. I can see why some people could see a 450% increase in the likelihood of being murdered as a comparitive warzone.