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Software Devs Leaving Greece For Good, Finance Minister Resigns

Posted by samzenpus on from the end-of-the-line dept.

New submitter TheHawke writes with this story from ZDNet about the exodus of software developers from Greece. "In the last three years, almost 80 percent of my friends, mostly developers, left Greece," software developer Panagiotis Kefalidis told ZDNet. "When I left for North America, my mother was not happy, but... it is what it is." It's not just the software developers quitting either. The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis also resigned. A portion of his resignation announcement reads: "Soon after the announcement of the referendum results, I was made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted ‘partners’, for my ‘absence’ from its meetings; an idea that the Prime Minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement. For this reason I am leaving the Ministry of Finance today."

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  1. So long and thanks for smelling like fish by NotDrWho · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Adios, suckers!" the Finance Minister screamed as he hit his secret eject button.

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  2. Re:Democracy by Brett+Buck · · Score: 1, Funny

    It happened in 2008 and 2012, too.

  3. Re: Yeah, software developers. by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 3, Funny

    That would be redundant as they just voted to screw themselves far worse than you ever could. If

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  4. Re: It's like Venezuela but without all the gun cr by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't even think trade will stop, sure they won't be able trade Dramas for goods and services

    Comedies generally sell better.

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