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Re:X to pay €550k to employee fired for not replying to yes-... by hartator on Saturday August 17, 2024 @09:44AM (#41274547)
> I do not miss the US; moving to the EU was the best decision I ever made.

It’s very easy to live in the EU with an US compensation.

I wonder if you will feel the same if you had a local job.

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Re:X to pay €550k to employee fired for not replying to yes-... by wkat4242 on Saturday August 17, 2024 @12:32PM (#41275688)
Cost of living is also lower here in the EU so it's not a big deal.

And money isn't that relevant anyway. Quality of life is more important. That's why I live in Spain where I make about half of what I could make in Holland where I'm from.

The biggest party in Holland for the last 20 years (VVD) was very neoliberal and they wanted to make the country into America where money trumps everything so I got disenfranchised and left. And right now the biggest party is even extreme right (and supported by the neolibs) so I'm extra glad I left.

But I'm happy in Spain. People enjoy life much more. There's no calvinist influence. Not to mention the climate.

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Re:X to pay €550k to employee fired for not replying to yes-... by wyclif on Saturday August 17, 2024 @09:41PM (#41279498)
> There's no calvinist influence.

You traded the Calvinist influence for the Roman Catholic influence in Spain. I'm sure there are tradeoffs involved. For instance, Dutch people tend to be very direct and matter-of-fact in their criticism of anything, which has benefits w/r/t efficiency and public order. Kind of hard to pull that off in a Catholic country.

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