Beware: NET-A-PORTER

[Steve Mynott]

On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 09:11:14AM -0500, Avleen Vig typed:

> US salaries (use payroll expense) is much higher than in the UK.
> Where in London I would pay a programmer or sysadmin about £45k - £55k, in
> New York I would pay at least $125k - $150k (about £78k - £93k).
> This sounds really great!
> Until you realise that it's pretty much a wash.

What does the final line mean?

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Steve Mynott <steve at gruntling.com>