I talked to a job hunter in Germany last week. I was disappointed to be told that although I had the basics (Python, degree in a related field), I was still deficient in some necessary skills necessary for the job.
The job listings in Germany paid 60K, 80K, 90K Euro a year. I make more than that as a government employee in the US. If I was doing similar work in the private sector in the US, I’d make about 2 or 3 times what I make.
I asked for help on my resume from someone in my social circle, and he said Europe was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind the USA in AI/ML.
Do you think they actually don’t want an American, let along an Asian American in their firm?
This might sound weird. My friend from college used to work in Europe and we met up a few times when she was in Italy. She says her co workers hated her because she worked too hard and everyone was annoyed with her actually getting so much work done.
Taiwan calls itself an AI powerhouse because it makes the advanced chips AI runs on. But I heard the NDC director frankly say something to the extent of being weak on the programming side.
