our team of senior Linux administrators get 7 EUR per hour each in Prague
Wow. Just wow. Wikipedia says that they're making far less than the per-capita income for the Czech Republic. Presumably they speak English - why do they stay, rather than move elsewhere in the EU? (In Silicon Valley, the same job would pay multiples of the mean income.)
More selfishly, assuming you aren't there yourself, how do you go about finding Eastern European technical talent, which everyone speaks so highly about?
I can't speak for them, but don't underestimate the reasons people may have for staying in their country, and don't overestimate their appreciation for money.
I make about the mean income in my country (which is quite a few kâĴ above the median). I know for a fact that I could go to other parts of Europe and earn possibly twice or more, but I don't think I'm going to do so in the near future. Here I have my family, my friends and my climate. There awaits me a bigger amount of money... that I have no real use for.
In reality, you can get more in other companies. Up to 2500 EUR monthly, I'd guess. German companies in CR offer even more.
But yeah, for 1750 EUR monthly wage you'd get a dedicated, talented young developer who probably already knows at least two programming languages and basics of web development. Or the other way around.
(It's also a slightly above-average wage of a normal full-time C developer.)
"...how do you go about finding Eastern European technical talent..."
Advertise for remote positions?
I mean, I occasionally get either some recruiters or see interesting companies, but it always stops at the fact that I'm not willing to move my family to USA or London just to get a larger salary that'll still likely buy a lower quality of life.
Wow. Just wow. Wikipedia says that they're making far less than the per-capita income for the Czech Republic. Presumably they speak English - why do they stay, rather than move elsewhere in the EU? (In Silicon Valley, the same job would pay multiples of the mean income.)
More selfishly, assuming you aren't there yourself, how do you go about finding Eastern European technical talent, which everyone speaks so highly about?