Tordmor comments on [Career advice] Machine learning jobs - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 31 May 2011 11:11:19AM 1 point [-]

I kind of don't understand why people would want to move to germany. Maybe it's just a grass-on-the-other-side kind of thing, but my impression is that germany is falling behind rather quickly. For IT related stuff, I'd say Luxembourg is the place to go in Europe.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 31 May 2011 02:57:51PM 6 points [-]

my impression is that germany is falling behind rather quickly.

To help us decide how much weight to assign to that impression, please tell us whether you've lived in Germany and whether you've worked in IT in Germany.

Comment author: [deleted] 01 June 2011 11:48:42AM 4 points [-]

I am german and working in IT, that's why, on second thought, I guess my initial assessment was based on availability bias. I have no direct comparison.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 01 June 2011 12:13:17PM 0 points [-]

I guess my initial assessment was based on availability bias. I have no direct comparison.

I take your assessment seriously even though you have not lived or worked in a country other than Germany. (I cannot explain why, but I do.)

Comment author: outlier 31 May 2011 11:19:09AM 4 points [-]

I live in Poland, so the grass is really more green on the other side (or at least it gets 3-4 times more water ;)). I also want to keep in touch with my friends and family and Berlin is within 2h car trip, so I could come back for a weekend once in a while.