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Programmers tax exemption is now extinct

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Adrian Pintilie

In effort to cut surmounting deficit, Romanian government decided to remove the tax exemption for programmers. More exactly, programmers will now be charged 16% of their wage income. The tax exemption was initiated in 2004 in order to promote the … Continue reading →

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Fact of 2009

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

Fact of 2009: everybody wants to work with you but don’t have projects.

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On lack of promotion of the Romanian IT outsourcing industry

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

Present at Oracle Day in Bucharest, the CEO of Oracle Romania (Sorin Mindrutescu) said that there are major IT companies with a big presence in Romania (Oracle, Microsoft, HP, IBM), justified by the business aspect. However, a disadvantage is the … Continue reading →

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Alcatel-Lucent to slash 564 jobs in Romania

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

In efforts to cut costs, Alcatel-Lucent will cut 564 jobs in Romania. This is a terrible news as Alcatel-Lucent had big development centers in Romania in Timisoara and Bucharest. As I previously said, Ericsson and Siemens have already done reductions … Continue reading →

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Busting fake Indian company profiles

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Adrian Pintilie

Step 1. Take a profile from LinkedIn: http://www.softescu.com/jing/2009-10-15_2258.png Step 2. Note the suspicious name: Sarah Parker from New York… only Jessica is missing from making this name very real! Right! Step 3. Admire the very nice profile picture http://www.softescu.com/jing/2009-10-15_2258.png Step … Continue reading →

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