![]() It provides the rules that govern where buildings can be built, how tall they can be, how far from the street and neighboring properties, and so on. ![]() You’ll follow the culture of your company, and companies having a culture of good wlb is actually quite rare in the US.Your city's zoning code is like the DNA of your community. Same goes for using sick time, and working longer hours. Which makes you feel less inclined to take it. However the reality as someone who has worked as a SWE in both European and US work cultures is that the culture around taking time off in the states is very tainted, and even if you have the time, you’ll notice people often don’t take it. You’ll have american devs who will tell you about how much leave their company gives them, which is true, some companies offer amazing packages, even on par with European companies. I have my complaints with the US, but there’s no denying you’ll live a good life as a software developer.ĭepending on where you’re from though, the blatant poverty, the homeless crisis, the lack of walkability, the bad public transport, and the number of people you’ll meet and befriend who struggle far harder there to survive than you may or may not affect you.Īlso compared to European countries you typically will work longer hours and have less time off in the states, that is the trade off. Our public transportation is pretty limited. As someone else mentioned the US isn't very easy to get around in without one. Oh, you will also most likely need to get a car. You may want to look into the expat communities in various cities to see what others have to say that have gone through it. The other thing to consider is the US is HUGE! There is lots of variety in terms of climate, cultures and things to do/entertainment. Its so bizarre to me but I run into this everywhere (urban and rural). Once you start to get into the rural areas expect some ignorance and xenophobia. Larger urban cities are much better in this regard. In my experience they will pressure you pretty hard not to take time off.ĭespite the vocal minority of racist morons you may run into (depending on where you relocate) the US is actually quite diverse and multicultural. I would be cautious of any company offering 'unlimited PTO'. The cost of living will also be higher so considering the 'benefits' that an employer offers is important. Especially true if you end up working for a larger enterprise org. Also as a dev you should expect to work weekends/late night during any code release windows. They can be very demanding of your time and have expectations that you work well over a typical 40 hour work week. However a lot of companies in the US care not about the individual employee or any sense of work-life balance. You will most likely earn quite a bit more if your particular dev skills are in demand. If you are thinking about moving between similarly developed countries I don’t think the afford worth the work and the risk of migrating. I ended up in USA, while I absolutely love it, I would also be happy in Canada or Western Europe because any of those are improvement from former USSR nation I was born in. Your happiness in particular country has less to do with what country you ended up and more to do with your individual situation. Here is my very basic suggestion: if you are living in poor country and you have opportunity to move to country like USA, Canada, Western Europe and if will be employed in Tech, it makes sense to move from financial point of view. That said, those factors are not enough reason for them to move to another state/country. Even though they are happy with their companies/bosses/jobs/location and are paid well they would struggle more today to get housing/have kids. Everything is getting more expensive in The Bay Area. My oldest daughter is chemical engineer and her boyfriend is computer scientist. California is liberal, diverse and everyone is foreign immigrant or migrant from another state. Child care is expensive but my husband (electrical engineer) was making enough for me to quit working and raise 3 kids comfortably ( he also was given some time off to help with kids). Living in California is hard to find where to go on vacation. ![]() We don’t get as much paid vacation but for us we didn’t used up all our vacations time anyway. While companies help with retirement investment it is up to us to invest smartly for the future. Health insurance is provided by the company. The area we live in is expensive, so even though the pay is good our living standards are comfortable middle class. We switched companies till we found those that are good fit. I love living in USA ( Northern California).
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