Millennials want a work-life balance
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Millennials want a work-life balance
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#2I wouldn't regard myself as a "young American" as I have grey hair now.
But I am considering emigrating to Europe. I've lived in Italy and in France; I'd like to go back someday.
http://www.warplife.com/mdc/resume/ if you have a job for me there.
Germany would be cool too, I studied German in high school.
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#3I wouldn't regard myself as a "young American" as I have grey hair now. But I am considering emigrating to Europe. I've lived in Italy and in France; I'd like to go back someday. http://www.warplife.com/mdc/resume/ if you have a job for me there. Germany would be cool too, I studied German in high school.
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#4Please don't editorialize titles when submitting stories to HN. (Submitted title was "40% of young Americans considering emigrating due to work-life balance concerns".)
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#5I wouldn't regard myself as a "young American" as I have grey hair now. But I am considering emigrating to Europe. I've lived in Italy and in France; I'd like to go back someday. http://www.warplife.com/mdc/resume/ if you have a job for me there. Germany would be cool too, I studied German in high school.
Do you think there are enough tech jobs in Europe? Because I am from Europe, but studying in the US. Considering going back after I am done here, but many people say the tech scene here is a lot better.
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#6Doesn't everyone want work-life balance? I don't think this is something restricted to millennials.
Re: Millennials want a work-life balance
#7I wouldn't regard myself as a "young American" as I have grey hair now. But I am considering emigrating to Europe. I've lived in Italy and in France; I'd like to go back someday. http://www.warplife.com/mdc/resume/ if you have a job for me there. Germany would be cool too, I studied German in high school.
Do you think there are enough tech jobs in Europe? Because I am from Europe, but studying in the US. Considering going back after I am done here, but many people say the tech scene here is a lot better.
"better" here in the sense that there are more startups in the US. I'm not so sure there are more openings in the US; my sense is that Europe has just as many well-established companies.
It is uncommon for startups to succeed.
Re: Millennials want a work-life balance
#8I wouldn't regard myself as a "young American" as I have grey hair now. But I am considering emigrating to Europe. I've lived in Italy and in France; I'd like to go back someday. http://www.warplife.com/mdc/resume/ if you have a job for me there. Germany would be cool too, I studied German in high school.
Do you think there are enough tech jobs in Europe? Because I am from Europe, but studying in the US. Considering going back after I am done here, but many people say the tech scene here is a lot better.
Can only speak for Scandinavia, but there is plenty of technology work available, for both locals and anyone who speaks fluent English (it's a plus, but not necessary, to also speak a Scandinavian language). True both at "tech companies" and in many, many places in other parts of industry. For example in Denmark, Maersk (a global shipping/logistics company) hires large numbers of technologists, ranging from straightforward programming jobs, to data-science / operations research / mathematical modeling type roles. They are perhaps uniquely easy for foreigners to work for as well, because they have a workplace language policy that comes close to "English-only" (with so many global offices they really, really do not want anything in Danish, not even email chains, out of fear that it will slow down inter-office communication).
The finance industry is another traditional sector that's frequently hiring in tech. The jobs there pay well and are good for work/life balance (no overtime, not much stress), but have a reputation of being staid and boring. You might even have to wear a suit to work (I have seen this explicitly mentioned in job postings). They also tend to require at least a bachelor's degree, and look positively on an MSc.
There is a ton of freelance work as well; lots of companies, government agencies, etc. seem to be regularly in need of someone to build an app, redesign a website, build a "serious game" / "training game", analyze some data, etc., and some are even willing to pay well for it. The freelance gigs are harder for foreigners to find, though, unless they speak the language and have developed a good local network.
What there is generally less of is: 1) salaries in the $150k+ range; and 2) venture capital. But there are plenty of good normal jobs, and a small mostly-bootstrapped startup scene.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you think there are enough tech jobs in Europe? Because I am from Europe, but studying in the US. Considering going back after I am done here, but many people say the tech scene here is a lot better.
"better" here in the sense that there are more startups in the US. I'm not so sure there are more openings in the US; my sense is that Europe has just as many well-established companies. It is uncommon for startups to succeed.
I guess the salary is also lower in Europe, but the life in general is better even if you make less compared to the US.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
"better" here in the sense that there are more startups in the US. I'm not so sure there are more openings in the US; my sense is that Europe has just as many well-established companies. It is uncommon for startups to succeed.
I guess the salary is also lower in Europe, but the life in general is better even if you make less compared to the US.
Work remotely. Decouple your salary from your location.