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> - What prompted you to make that switch to rural developer? My wife's parents live in the countryside. Coming from an urban place, I enjoyed being surrounded

> - What prompted you to make that switch to rural developer? My wife's parents live in the countryside. Coming from an urban place, I enjoyed being surrounded by nature. Best thing for me is coding under a tree, listening to birds. It's my life journey, I was't happy in cities. I just found my balance in that way but it took us time to find the right place (not to remote, not to expansive, not to "old", etc...). - Are you an expat or French? If an expat, what was your pre-France life like? French. - What is cost of living like, and how does that compare with your salary? It is really subjective but I feel like living in abundance. Earning 50k€/yr after all taxes (working 30 hours a week, 10 weeks OFF). I bought the farm for 300k€. Standard houses (100m2 with 1000m2 garden) are loaned for 600€/month around here. - Does/did your salary get affected by your remote location? I have always worked remotely so no change at all.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
> Earning 50k€/yr after all taxes (working 30 hours a week, 10 weeks OFF) Wow, that's insanely good! Can I ask how to find such a great job? I live in Austria and make 50k€/yr BEFORE taxes, 40h/week, 5 weeks off, significantly worse off than you, but that seems to be the norm in this country.
- throawayaway 4y ago
  It can't be generically that bad. What field are you working in? Almost 15 years ago I came to Vienna as a sysadmin with 5-10 years of experience for a ~2.5-3kE net monthly salary. I left the country after a few years and around 2017 I came back for over 100kE still for sysadmin/Citrix/automation work (this included the usual 13th salary). Was it just my luck?
- blaydator 4y ago
  It is basically a not ending freelance contract (front end dev). I initially started this gig at 250€ a day (8hours), then 3 years and a half later after making myself non dispensable (investing myself genuinely in the product/ company) I rose my rate each year without asking permission to end at 500€ currently. In the same time my days went from 8hours to 6hours, as my productivity increased. I just love what I do and am good at it. BI Company of 10 people, 10 years old. I found it on malt.com (good French job board).
  - ChuckNorris89 4y ago
    This all sounds insanely good to me but it doesn't match what I heard from other French devs who emigrated, about the situation in the tech scene in France. You're basically making six figure salary for much less work than 40h/week, and at a small company while WFH to boot. Unreal. :) How common is that in France?

ChuckNorris89 4y ago

> Earning 50k€/yr after all taxes (working 30 hours a week, 10 weeks OFF) Wow, that's insanely good! Can I ask how to find such a great job? I live in Austria and make 50k€/yr BEFORE taxes, 40h/week, 5 weeks off, significantly worse off than you, but that seems to be the norm in this country.

throawayaway 4y ago
It can't be generically that bad. What field are you working in? Almost 15 years ago I came to Vienna as a sysadmin with 5-10 years of experience for a ~2.5-3kE net monthly salary. I left the country after a few years and around 2017 I came back for over 100kE still for sysadmin/Citrix/automation work (this included the usual 13th salary). Was it just my luck?
blaydator 4y ago
It is basically a not ending freelance contract (front end dev). I initially started this gig at 250€ a day (8hours), then 3 years and a half later after making myself non dispensable (investing myself genuinely in the product/ company) I rose my rate each year without asking permission to end at 500€ currently. In the same time my days went from 8hours to 6hours, as my productivity increased. I just love what I do and am good at it. BI Company of 10 people, 10 years old. I found it on malt.com (good French job board).
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  This all sounds insanely good to me but it doesn't match what I heard from other French devs who emigrated, about the situation in the tech scene in France. You're basically making six figure salary for much less work than 40h/week, and at a small company while WFH to boot. Unreal. :) How common is that in France?