zlacker

>>bwb+(OP)
I wonder if the EU will begin trying to recruit American software engineers. I’d love to move to France.

>>idontw+O5
I doubt Americans will even pick up the phone or respond to LinkedIn messages / emails when they will se the budgets for the software Engineering roles in the EU.

I am saying that as an European, just to be clear.

>>captai+p6
Not everyone is optimizing for total comp. Some are optimizing for better lives. It's not a wild concept considering how many people get pulled into startups, 90% of which fail, under the guide of "mission" and lower market comp. Do you pick a mostly assured better quality of life? Or an equity payout lottery ticket/fairy tale? Certainly, there is a minority of folks making wild comp at FAANG, but that is a privileged minority of total tech and IT workers.

>>toomuc+D7
> Some are optimizing for better lives

Of course. I just hope these people know that for example healthcare in Europe is by no means free.

>>baal80+ma
It's not free, but it's much cheaper. (And yes, that includes taxation.)

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/health-spending.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OECD_health_expendit...

As a bonus, all that spend doesn't make us better in outcomes.

https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low#life-expec...