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boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I’m not, but I looked into the CoL as it’s the highest paying country in the EU for software engineers. Maybe it was just the it private ones that are paid and I was looking at those implicitly because I was looking at international ones where it wouldn’t be expected for kids to speak Dutch at home already

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Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Welp, you’re always allowed to pay. But they’re not allowed to require it

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- boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That is… An interesting way to run things.
  
  I might have to look into the Netherlands a bit deeper. I know there’s a tax discount for the first 5 or something years so depending on how the job market is for backend devs there right now, it could be pretty good.
  
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  - Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    If you get yourself a job offer (not a vacancy) you can get yourself a staying permit. Getting into a school is an option too.
    
    Tip: go trough frankfurt airport. Much less paperwork and explaining to do there
    
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    boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh, I’m Estonian. I could literally just drive to the Netherlands and not go through a single border check. It’d be a long-ass drive, but with a station wagon it’s easier to take my stuff with me than with a plane.
    
    Any suggestions for software companies to apply to?
    
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