Millions of people migrate to other countries every year looking for a better future. Citizens with a profession are no exception, as many leave their country of origin to find more job opportunities.
Precisely, on social networks the case of Erick Ibarraan engineer who left Mexico to start a new life in Canada.
Through a video posted on his account TikTokthe user, identified as @erickibarra248, showed the salary change he saw when he started working selling chicken in the North American country.
“My salary as a mechatronic engineer in Mexico: $12,000 pesos (613 US dollars) per month from Monday to Saturday,” he wrote. In addition, he showed photos of his time at the National Technological Institute of Mexico, where he graduated.
Then, he showed images of his experience in Canada and noted: “My salary as a pollero in Canada: $14,000 pesos from Monday to Friday… a week”.
In other words, Erick claims to earn four times what he received in his country of origin having a professional career.
Watch the viral video here
His testimony generated divided opinions
His publication exceeded 6 million views and, as expected, generated divided opinions among users.
“Congratulations that you have your engineering, nobody takes that away from you, and if you dedicate yourself to something else it is great, we create the options and they are endless”; “An experienced mechatronic engineer does earn well in Mexico, it’s a matter of searching”; “in Mexico you can’t get ahead because, clearly, salaries are very low”; “At the beginning it is always something like this, and later with experience you get better positions, you have to learn a lot to apply to better companies,” some wrote.
There were also people who criticized him because they pointed out that Erick you would not have done enough to get a better job in your home country. Others indicated that just as you earn more in Canada, life is more expensive there.
After that, the young man published another couple of videos. In one he showed the house he lives in and, sarcastically, indicated that he was doing badly. “The truth is that the lifestyle is a little better and that I earn the minimum,” he said.
In the second clip, he showed the cost of basic items like cleaning supplies and food. Thus, she mentioned that in total she spent regarding 132 Canadian dollars (96 US dollars) and commented that “it was the same as eight hours of work. It’s not much, but it’s honest work.”
