So he set his sights elsewhere. To the U.S., to be precise. He's now a systems administrator at Mpath Interactive, a Mountain View, California-based online gaming company. He's very happy.
Silicon Valley is the place to be.
And the financial rewards are so much more lucrative that Benda just returned from treating his family to a Hawaiian vacation. Benda isn't alone in making this transcontinental jump. A Canadian native, Ducharme was transferred to Namasco's U.S. operations 15 years ago, first to the corporate office in Michigan only an hour away from his native Windsor, Ontario, and then finally to Atlanta. For Canadians, the advantages of looking in a southernly direction are clear, Ducharme says. The opportunities in the States are so much better, and the taxes are lower.