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No, not underpaid, just really bad at Googling 
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9$/hour for 160 hours/month. The advantage is that I get paid the same regardless of my productivity (which they try to keep as low as possible with idiotic policies) and I do not have to bring work at home or do extra time (it happened very rarely). Still it is very little - even considering that the maximum pay on average isn't much higher... My coworkers with 12 yeras of experience are paid 13$/hour. That's the market in Italy...
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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I don't know what $9/hr gets you in Italy, but that just above the minimum legal wage in many parts of the US (soon it will below it). It's considered a status of "working poor".
You'd actually do better, starting salary, at a grocery chain like Trader Joes, or CostCo.
Say - you're in the Euro Zone - why not migrate to where they'll pay you enough to live on?
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It grants me a wage just above the average worker, I get 1300 €/month instead of the average 900-1000. It's just enough to maintain two people, having found an EXTREMELY convenient rent (about half the average with a bigger house... plain luck) and having already a car (which is a 17 years old econonmy car) and have 200 € / month left.
W∴ Balboos wrote:
Say - you're in the Euro Zone - why not migrate to where they'll pay you enough to live on?
Easier said than done, EU countries are starting to blockade the influx of Italian technicians because we accept lower salaries than our counterparts. It's fairly tough to find jobs in other countries, and I'm not fond of the idea of moving before having found a job, like many people of my age - I saw many of them returning home with nothing there and nothing here.
When my girlfriend will graduate and hopefully find a job we'll breath much better. Anyway mine is the kind of lucky situation in Italy, at least I am hired (will be on January 7th) and not contract working for 3 month a time - which requires opening an individual company and costs roughly 60% of the revenues in taxes.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
"When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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Plenty of jobs in UK and Ireland in IT, unless your english is very bad you wouldn't have a problem finding a job in these countries.
I live in Dublin and I can ensure you that it's easy for a software developer to find a job here, there is a big lack of software developers. Local recruitment agencies are even organising events in other countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy etc trying to attract talented professionals.
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When I make comparison within my surroundings and circumstances my nominal salary is average and should be enough, but when I add unpaid overtimes, consulting after hours and occasional emotional drainage I feel I am underpaid.
When I make comparison with average salaries for my position in developed (Western) countries, conclusion is that I work for peanuts.
Mislim, dakle jeo sam.
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Enough said.
Jokes aside, given my circumstances... Working without any formal qualification, I would say that I don't have anything to complain about.
But is it enough... not really. Life is expensive, and I live my life according to what I earn. Currently I don't earn enough for having children and buying a house. In two years time it might be different.
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."
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Exactly the point I wanted to bring across! 
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."
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R. Erasmus wrote: Working without any formal qualification, I would say that I don't have anything to complain about.
I say formal education has little to do with it!
It's what you're worth to the business that counts.
If you get things done and your code is reasonably elegant and maintainable you're already doing more than a lot of 'formal qualifications' I know!
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