I'm not saying that the average wage in the country has not fallen against inflation. Data indicates that it has. But what I'm saying is that In the tech industry, if you provide good value to your company and the managers have half a brain, you should be able to negotiate annual raises to AT LEAST match inflation. If your company won't, consider moving to a new company.

I know this is a privilege that most workers do not have, but this thread is about jobs in tech, where this is a more common case. It's also one of the reasons why the aren't more unions.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 9 months ago

I’m not saying that the average wage in the country has not fallen against inflation. Data indicates that it has.

It actually hasn't; the data has shifted since this talking point was created. There's still other issues at work, though; the argument needs to be reframed around productivity.

See: https://midwest.social/comment/6656948

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This is comment makes me want to move to US. In Canada what you said is so unrealistic

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

In every country but the US, really. Someday, big tech companies will realise that a person in any other Western country can code just as well for half the price, but for now they won't even consider it cause 'Murica.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They do. They're looking mostly to Eastern Europe. India is the classic place to look, but the quality of the tech education there is mixed (at best). I've worked with a lot of competent people from Romania.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I take it all the important stuff stays in America, though. There's a chance you couldn't even tell I'm Canadian if you met me, but there's still senior devs earning 60k up here.