Portuguese software engineer Duarte Dias got a position with Microsoft’s Dublin subsidiary in 2020.
He joined a team in Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters a little more than a year later, and he continues to work there now.
He does not at all regret his decision to pursue an international career, despite the fact that he misses the Portuguese way of life and the team-oriented, familial atmosphere of the workplaces there.
The entire financial impact of moving helped Mr. Dias make his decision.
The spreadsheet’s conclusion was unmistakable: remaining in Portugal would be financially disastrous.
“I ran calculations to see how much money I could save in Portugal over the course of a year.
