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In reply to the discussion: Why do we work harder than Germans? [View all]Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)Upon arrival there, I automatically got paid $7,000 more per year, and I had socialized healthcare (no copays, no deductibles, nothing), and we had public transport. When they asked me if that salary was fine, I had to control my face. I said, "yes" somberly, but inside I was flipping out. When I later returned to the U.S. I had a drop in salary and the cost of living here is just so much higher that I couldn't make it, so I had to switch careers. I was one of the lucky ones who could do that. Not everyone can switch careers just like that.
Oh, and I wasn't going abroad as a specialist this or a specialist that to warrant a higher salary. Needless to say, I was able to put money away there, that I was not able to put away here. Money pours out on transportation here, like it's frikkin' water, and on health care.
My brother moved abroad after having worked in NY at Morgan. He automatically ended up making - in the same position but another corporation - (I think) about $20,000 more.