[Nasir]

Where do you guys look for tech jobs? With your nearly non-existent labor immigration policy and insistence on English communication in programming jobs combined with my somewhat horrible grasp on the Swedish language, I think I want to amuse the idea of applying for jobs out there. It can't hurt.

So far I've looked at http://www.monster.se/ and http://careers.stackoverflow.com.

[Zion]

This is the best way to prevent lag.

[Nasir]

This is the best way to prevent lag.

Then I can have a 1ms ping too! :dance:

[Eru]

High quality of life, but it's also the most expensive country in the world to live in.

[Nasir]

I've moved around a lot and the one thing I've learned is that salaries always balance out to cost of living. A place can't survive if it's residents can't afford to live there. Plus your 50% tax benefits you guys in other ways, right?

[Eru]

I've moved around a lot and the one thing I've learned is that salaries always balance out to cost of living. A place can't survive if it's residents can't afford to live there.

This is why I want to get a job in Japan. Spend a few years making a giant salary, then move back to the US where everything's cheaper.

I checked around about Sweden though and apparently it's very hard to get a job if you're not a barbarbar. The thing I was reading was where some guy looked swedish, had a swedish name, and could speak swedish, but was an immigrant and it took him 2 years to find a job. *shrug* Maybe it varies depending on the field you're in. Technology firms probably don't care as much as stuff like physicians, etc.

I'm no Swede though and I've never been there, so I can't really say anything for sure.

[Nasir]

From what I understand, prior to 2008, it was a lot more difficult to find a job as an immigrant. Now, I believe they've lifted just about all requirements both of the employee and the company hiring. There's no fee for the company and the only prerequisite for the labor immigrant is the ability to find someone to hire you.

I'm not 100% sure about that, though. I thought the European Union made it far more difficult, but I can't find anything that says otherwise.

[Shadok]

High quality of life, but it's also the most expensive country in the world to live in.

Erhh no it ain´t Sweden, move to Denmark where we have the higest tax rate in the world (a bit higher than in Sweden) and we pay 180% tax plus 25% moms ontop of the base price of a car. So buy one car and pay for 3 in Denmark.

[Nasir]

but then i'd have to worry about Bart and his offspring, no?

[hilbertsawhat]

http://www.manpower.se/mpnet3/Content.as...CV_ACCEPT&
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl...-jobb.aspx
Not something I would recommend though, the grass really isn't that green here. Those jobs will probably give you around 8-14k sek/month without paid vacation, chances are you would get around 11-12 if you get it and if you are good.

I have a good job and I excel at what I do, but I still don't get that much. My base is at 20k sek/month reaching up to 24k with bonuses, good thing is the 5 weeks paid vacation. This normally only happens when you are a full time employee. Age is a huge factor in computer industry here.

Tax has been paid on the examples given.

[hilbertsawhat]

Erhh no it ain´t Sweden, move to Denmark where we have the higest tax rate in the world (a bit higher than in Sweden) and we pay 180% tax plus 25% moms ontop of the base price of a car. So buy one car and pay for 3 in Denmark.

You have a high minimum tax but swedes pay about the same when you get better salary. After all taxes are paid, you still get like 15-20% in DK than over here. Things are a bit more expensive, yes, but most are not like your car example.

[Nasir]

From what I've seen, .NET developer positions in Sweden are 30-60k SEK / mo before taxes. But obviously I wouldn't know as well as you

It's not so much about the grass being greener as the grass being different. Money isn't very much of a driving factor for me.