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by krtwllndr 1602 days ago
with a lot of people in tech eyeing to move the opposite direction what made you come to Europe?
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CalRobert 1602 days ago
I was sick of my boss expecting me to read emails on the weekend, I already spent all my vacation time in Europe anyway (mostly DE/AT), and I couldn't stand the short vacations. My wife only got 1 week off a year. At the time, it was much more affordable too - 800 euro a month to rent in the middle of a capital city and live car free. Sadly costs have risen dramatically.

It was meant to be a 6-12 month stay on a working holiday visa but we decided to stick around, and I got sponsored.

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ChuckNorris89 1602 days ago
>800 euro a month to rent in the middle of a capital city

Yeah, those days are mostly gone. The real estate market is crazy now in most of the western/northern EU.

The market dipped slightly during the first lockdowns of 2020 but bounced right back up quickly and came back with a vengeance.

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