• acchariya@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    What they don’t tell you is that the real American way for high skilled workers is to work a couple years, then get laid off or quit to take 6-8 months off doing woodworking or van life or some shit. Maybe found a company if you are too bored with what you are doing or start a YouTube channel. Americans take the time it’s just that they do it between jobs not during

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      1 month ago

      Is that what you do between jobs? Woodworking and starting a successful YouTube career?

      Most people burn through savings and turn to credit cards to survive between jobs, but I’m glad it’s working out for you buddy.

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        1 month ago
        1. Not a high skilled worker
        2. Don’t live in America any longer

        No, if I’m between real jobs, I do whatever other sorts of work needed to pay my bills. I have worked with plenty of high skilled people who did just as I described though, immigrants, Americans, etc. they earn twice a European salary for two years, then get laid off in a downturn or quit and spend a year doing dumb shit and net out ahead anyway.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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          1 month ago

          What are you talking about.

          they earn twice a European salary for two years

          What industry are you in that an American salary is competitive with a European equivalent? Not only is the cost of living in Europe lower than it is in the United States the renumerations are also consistently higher.

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            1 month ago

            The only American salaries consistently lower than European salaries are service worker salaries, who are not high skilled workers.

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            1 month ago

            Probably healthcare, doctors, nurses, PA’s, techs etc. make a lot less in Europe than in the US. But they also don’t have nearly the associated debt.