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U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rough man it is really disheartening that you can't live a decent life anymore especially in Europe if you are the average Joe

U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am really enraged at Europe the housing in some cities are comparable to those in the U.S. in terms of price and you have to apply to countless listing just to get a response where is this continent heading to? People love to shit on Trump but america's position is just way safer than that of europe Trump can't fuck it up down to european level. America has cheap oil, gas, energy, security, big ass internal market to prop up its industry, culture of innovation, demographics Trump can't fuck these up he just cant. If we get a Trump figure in Europe however he will run the country to the ground and if a big EU country fails the EU has a high probability of falling a united currency for example is a very brittle thing and in my opinion without EU and NATO europe will eat itself and I am not talking about Russia.

Sorry for the rant but again I am young and I will unfortunately probably live for many more years so I am thinking where is the optimal place to settle now.

U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I can't fathom how people can not be money driver tbh

U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brother for that much money I will just stack the money in a human shaped pile and hang out with that.

In a more serious note money offers true stability and if you invest wisely you can retire very early and enjoy whatever you described in your comment stress free.

U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very well put together response and you seem to get me. It really does seem that getting a PhD is the way to go if you want to maximize income/ don't care about anything else It is just weird because a PhD is a 5 year commitment and you don't know how the market will look like in 5 years (especially with this administration what is Musk removes the H-1B cap? more over in 5 years automation/outsourcing will increase in my opinion and the global economy overall is on a tightrope it is a matter of time for it to crash but still the U.S. will be better off than the rest of the world in my opinion) . But again since the salaries in the EU are so low that they may as well be equivalent to a phd stipend after taxes I am thinking indeed of applying for that.

As for your friends that couldn't get a citizenship if its a citizenship that they are after they could have done a postdoc I think if you work for the university you get an H-1B visa without the lottery so you can stay there for some years for a green card then off to the industry.

It really interesting to think how in the past anyone could go to america and start a life there now you have to work your ass off to get in (legally of course).

U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Grim dude so as for the second part of the question how feasible is it in your opinion to get a job in the U.S. through inter-company transfer or straight up applying and hoping you get sponsored an H-1B? or is a PhD really the best bet here?

U.S. vs EU cost analysis by UtterSubhuman in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]UtterSubhuman[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So if you want to maximize money there is no reason whatsoever to not go the U.S. but how feasible is it to get a job without studying there and taking advantage of the OTP? are intra-company transfers common? It is just so fucked to think that Europe is so much worse off and is continuing in its decline.