[hef19898]

It is kind of funny, from the other side of the pond, that as soon as lay offs start, the loose labour protection laws in the US seem to be less cool. I remeber when people complained that the long notice peruods in Europe as such a pain for start-ups and employees alike. See how the perspective changes when your own paycheck is on the line.

[willcipriano]

On the other hand when you get unemployment in the US you are still taking home more than a European.

[manfre]

Next time you leave a job, look closer at the COBRA documents for what it would cost to continue the healthcare. Thankfully, you can roll the dice and opt-in retroactively for a month or so.

As some one in the US, I'd rather have the EU safety nets compared to the US unemployment rate.

[hef19898]

On the other, other hand, as a European, your kids don't have to go through active shooter training at or fear to be killed there.

One thing people, and it seems this is a problem among the higher paid HN espcially but not exclusively, is tgat money is not everything. And comparing life quality based on how much money someone has is quite frankly pretty sad. And something the truely rich couldn't care less about.

Oh, and I forgot, us poor underpaid Europeans tend not to have student debt in any shape or form. Also something to consider.

[willcipriano]

The flak is always thickest when you are over the target.