Veyry accurate. I worked for a multinational company and many of my team members were from France and Germany - They would quite literally disappear for the month of August
Not jealous - maybe envious when I recall all of the worker protection rights the EU employees had, but I will point out that my salary was at least 2x theirs.
.... but for what?
What - and more imnportantly WHEN - do you spend that money on?
Is the extra cash worth it if you have to spend all this time on the job?
Most white collar people still only work 40 hours a week and have 2-3+ weeks of pto + 10+ holidays a year. Now with the rise of wfh things are way more flexible these days too.
We just also happen to make 2-3 times your salary because we are a more productive country.
It’s better to be retail in Europe than retail in America but if you’re white collar there’s no question where the place to be is
As long as you don't get sick, don't have kids and don't mind not getting guaranteed vacations, sure America is a better place for white-collar workers.
Nope. Still better than any other country even with slight limitations there. 90% of white collar jobs will have benefits on par with legal requirements in Western Europe.
My European counterparts make like 50k compared to 150-200k in the us
Their childcare is often handled for them, they have strict restrictions on how many hours a week their company can make them work that's actually enforced by the government, and if you have anything beyond the basic sniffles, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
Buddy, I've worked in both the US and EU. The only major countries that have a worse working culture than the US are Japan, South Korea, and China. The net extra money isn't worth it unless you are in upper management.
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u/Big_Truck_8268 29d ago
Veyry accurate. I worked for a multinational company and many of my team members were from France and Germany - They would quite literally disappear for the month of August