Google layoffs: The company plans to set up a new team in Munich, Germany which would act as “cheaper” labour, the report claimed.

  • AggressivelyPassive
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    47 months ago

    Even doubling the salary is far less than what you’d pay in the US, and as a rule of thumb, German labour, including all the indirect costs, is about twice the gross salary.

    • Buelldozer
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      17 months ago

      Even doubling the salary is far less than what you’d pay in the US,

      I’m certain there’s plenty of Python programmers available in the United States for less than $200,000 per year.

      • @MindlessZ@lemm.ee
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        47 months ago

        These python programmers are literally maintainers of the language. They’re not a dime a dozen. Not saying it’s impossible or anything but you’re looking to get very high caliber engineers for under 140k