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Oh look it's the consequences of my actions
what they did?
If ASML’s own PR is to be believed, the Dutch government is cutting them off from their supply of skilled foreign workers.
I wonder if the Netherlands actually lacks the skilled workers or just lacks ones willing to work for lower wages & benefits.
As a Dutch engineer that worked at ASML for ~6 years: yes the Netherlands really really lacks skilled engineers of all sorts. This is not at all about wages, since ASML is one of the highest paying companies here.
It's more costly for a company to relocate these types of foreign workers than simply hiring locals (like me).
Now I'm not saying ASML isn't in for money, it's just that they need more people to keep up with demand of their machines.