Europe v/s US?

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Hey Fellas!I am based out of berlin, i have a pretty good life here, TC 210K USD which is solid for the area i live in. Germany or Europe in general is pretty good when it comes to work life balance and overall quality of life. Was wondering if anyone moved to the US from Western Europe and then regretted it?

19g616l0r0n3us · Accepted Answer

I also work in Europe, and only visited the US a few times. But to me the US seems a lot more expensive (of course depending on where you live) so all the extra money you earn may just be offset by the cost of living.
Nevertheless, the tech scene in the US is a completely different game, it all depends on your own goals in life and your lifestyle. Someone's bad choice could be a dream to you.

Waffles3 · Answer

Rat race here in US

Ptolemy · Answer

I feel like you enter the “game” once you come to the US, no looking back. Lot more money, high standard of life, but always looking to get to that next level and get more

19g6xkvvbnmag · Answer

As someone who have lived both in Berlin and USA for a long time, I can say if you want to live a simple life as a technical guy just stay in Germany. Life is much easier in the Europe although sometime it comes down to almost boring..

USA is a very split country: Very few area with high potential salary but very hectic life and large amount of under-developed.area.For tech workers most likely you will be in the former. So the only way you can gain is when you get to the top, which means you will earn a lot of more than what you earn in Berlin.

I earn 10x more money here compare to Berlin, but still I do not feel the life quality is actually higher - This is largely due to the people around you: when they earn the same amount of money let's say as Europeans do, they will have a significant lower quality of life. And as  a result, you will not be much happier too, unless you earn so much money so that you can completely isolate yourself from the ordinary people.

Muscat · Answer

I know someone who went to high school and college/master's in Europe. He doesn't hate moving back to the US but just found the culture to be so different. It's definitely a rat race here.

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