Working in America question [modified]
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Well, I wonder why you would want to move to the US. The life cost is extremely high, especially in metropolitan area. If you find a company wanting to hire you, be sure to get 80k+ USD$ a year at least and proper medical insurance coverage. You could also deal your housing and car. I live in the french speaking province of Quebec in Canada. I make about 40k+ canadian dollar a year and get along pretty well. And I've work only for 3 years as a professional in the IT. I own a nice 1000 sq-ft house (got a basement too) with a 5000 sq-ft terrain. The house cost me 140k$ CAD last year and I had no trouble to get a mortage with a low (5%) fixed interest rate. Living is also very affordable, we spend about 100$ per week on food, and about 225$ a month on services (telcom + electrity). There's no need for medical insurance here because there's a public system. I pay an income tax of 34% and the sale tax is 13.5%. To compare, if I take the exact same house I own into a suburb near New York, my house would value about 3 to 4 time what I paid, it would cost me twice the price for the food and three time more for services. Yet I would pay less tax on income and stuff I buy. I would have to get a job that would pay me twice what I make to come along and would still need medical insurance. Working in the states is nice for a couple of years if can get to save some cash (ie get a mortage on a house). Once you're done, sell everything you got and go back to Australia. The load of cash you will have accumulated will be higher than what you would have done during the same time in your home country. Now if you like cold, snow, speaking french and strong beer you could always come to Canada!
Wow, you make a little more than 40k and pay 34% for income tax? That's not bad. Here in the states, we make 80k to 100k and pay 28 to 33%. Is you income tax adjustable to where the more you make, the more you're taxed? What would Canadian income tax be if you made 100k? If it is not much higher than what you are paying now, then the US Democratic Party might have a good argument for its Universal health Coverage. (Also, it would unburden our companies.) Unfortunately, the older we get, the more we need the medical insurance (public or private).
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Lloyd, you in luck. Here at ThermoFisher Scientific, we're looking for Software Engineers. We have positions in Austin (TX), San Jose (CA), and Billereica (MA). Go to ThermoFisher.com and follow the Careers path. You should get to the page: https://careers.thermofisher.com/joblist.html?JServSessionIdroot=5onh44g5r1.JS1 I do not see why if your currently living in Australia, why you can't just move here to the US. (Also, our local Marketing Manager, here in SJ is from France.) So, send us your resume. BTW, Houston gets pretty hot an humid in the summer and fall. Austin is much nicer.
So lucky of me! :-) I'll update my resume this week end and send it over! Thanks for the info hey!
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So lucky of me! :-) I'll update my resume this week end and send it over! Thanks for the info hey!
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
Lloyd, one of your postings, you mentioned that you're doing for the love of a woman. Unless she is the absolute one that you will be spending the rest of your life with, then go for it. Otherwise, you will be disappointed. Many a man has fallen for a woman only to be shunned when he goes to live with her. If she is not the absolute one, then reconsider. There are also many fine ladies where you are at. Any other advice from the forum? But, on the other hand, it looks like the economy is rebounding for software engineers. Our company has multiple requisitions for software people.
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Lloyd, one of your postings, you mentioned that you're doing for the love of a woman. Unless she is the absolute one that you will be spending the rest of your life with, then go for it. Otherwise, you will be disappointed. Many a man has fallen for a woman only to be shunned when he goes to live with her. If she is not the absolute one, then reconsider. There are also many fine ladies where you are at. Any other advice from the forum? But, on the other hand, it looks like the economy is rebounding for software engineers. Our company has multiple requisitions for software people.
Well, she is one of the 3 goddesses I met in my life so... there is little doubt about it! As for whether she likes me well enough, I do intend to find out that before. It's a bit difficult as right now she is in the middle of some long field work somewhere in the rain forest of Madagascar... But I got some good vibes so far! ;-) But just to be sure, right now, I'm just investigating the feasibility of me moving to the US...
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.