Pros and Cons of Programmers working abroad

[javapenguin]

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I have 3 questions:

1) May I know who of you here are working as programmers in the Philippines and who are not? (Freelancers included)
2) Do you think programmers in the Philippines are well compensated for their efforts now or in the near future?
3) Can you think of a better way for Filipino programmers to stay and still achieve an excellent quality of life?

[manick]

mas pabo gawas in terms of money mao cgro daghan mga foreign companies mo outsource dre sa pinas kai cheap ra ang labor

[psyd_1]

I have 3 questions:

1) May I know who of you here are working as programmers in the Philippines and who are not? (Freelancers included)
2) Do you think programmers in the Philippines are well compensated for their efforts now or in the near future?
3) Can you think of a better way for Filipino programmers to stay and still achieve an excellent quality of life?

1.) I am working here in pinas
2.) currently we are not well compensated, mas dagko pa gani tog sweldo tong mga bosses which demands do-this and do-that (experiences from my prev employers) when those who do the magics and outa-of-this world strats to do end-users life easy were sadly not-well paid ( i mean, murag di jud kaau dako ba ang sweldo compared to those developers working abroad)
3.) currently wala koy ma think, maka discourage man gud ang pamaagi sa mga employers ug it people sa pinas

[javapenguin]

Although it is true that programmers working abroad earn more but they also spend more with regards to the high cost of living. If only there is a way to get the best of both worlds, spend peso but earn dollar.

[M@rv|n]

2.) currently we are not well compensated, mas dagko pa gani tog sweldo tong mga bosses which demands do-this and do-that (experiences from my prev employers) when those who do the magics and outa-of-this world strats to do end-users life easy were sadly not-well paid ( i mean, murag di jud kaau dako ba ang sweldo compared to those developers working abroad)
3.) currently wala koy ma think, maka discourage man gud ang pamaagi sa mga employers ug it people sa pinas

hmmmm ... bag-o paka sa pagpanarbaho? mao man jud na ang mahitabo bai kay cla man ang nag set sa direction sa company dli ka ma sweldoan kng wala cla bisan asa na industry mao jud na ... asa man ta maka kita anang ang janitor mas dako pa ug sweldo sa manager.

[psyd_1]

hmmmm ... bag-o paka sa pagpanarbaho? mao man jud na ang mahitabo bai kay cla man ang nag set sa direction sa company dli ka ma sweldoan kng wala cla bisan asa na industry mao jud na ... asa man ta maka kita anang ang janitor mas dako pa ug sweldo sa manager.

ah i see.. so mao diay dagko jud diay salary bai nuh? hehehehe..

[banban]

I have 3 questions:

1) May I know who of you here are working as programmers in the Philippines and who are not? (Freelancers included)
2) Do you think programmers in the Philippines are well compensated for their efforts now or in the near future?
3) Can you think of a better way for Filipino programmers to stay and still achieve an excellent quality of life?

1. I'm a software engineer.

2. Yes, majority are overworked yet underpayed. That's why many projects are outsourced here because of cheap rates.

3. Let's not limit ourselves to programming per se. Be involved in the whole software development process, invest in learning new things and gaining new skills in project management, requirements analysis, design and testing. If we can offer clients good value for their money, I'm sure we can improve the quality of life for programmers - software engineers here in the Philippines.

[philbluefox]

Although it is true that programmers working abroad earn more but they also spend more with regards to the high cost of living. If only there is a way to get the best of both worlds, spend peso but earn dollar.

correct ka dyan bro. Mas maaU na naa lang ta dri pinas pero ngdawat ug dollar. Gamay kaaU ang gasto kysa naa ka sa gawas.

[darknight83]

hmmmm ... bag-o paka sa pagpanarbaho? mao man jud na ang mahitabo bai kay cla man ang nag set sa direction sa company dli ka ma sweldoan kng wala cla bisan asa na industry mao jud na ... asa man ta maka kita anang ang janitor mas dako pa ug sweldo sa manager.

haha sa gawas makakita ka ana actually..aw dli managers but mas dako pa nato sweldo ang janitor sa airport sa states...kapait...but anyway happiness is the key to success...be happy with what you have and you shall no longer want to look for anything else....

[miguelboom]

Wala man siguroy sayon nga job... tanan bisag unsa nga class lisud man jud tingali pangitaon ang money... Here if you want to earn as much 100k or higher, then you should dig more to the limits... Adto ngadto, di man tuod to the limits imong kayod pero ang imong environment maoy magpaluya nimu didto, instances; mingaw naka ni bunso, imu wife, imu kuya, imu friends, imu doggy, etc...

so dre og ngadto equal ra... hahaha!

just an opinion, pero la pako ka experience, student paman ko...