A few things about the EU's (especially southern / eastern EU) job market:
- There is a job shortage at the moment. This is not as acute in tech but the situation in tech is not good either.
- Startups are chronically poor. There is little investment in startups and it's hard to secure it. If you are involved with a small startup it's likely it has existed for 5+ years and it has never had a round of more than €100k.
- Companies can't just compete with each other here the way they do in the US. There are a number of EU laws that limit job mobility and competition, which mostly affect tech / engineering / insert qualified trade. This is an issue for companies and workers.
- Salaries are low when compared to rent and property prices.
Feel free to avoid the EU vs US salary conversation. As a developer in the uglier side of the EU I know experienced developers in the not-so-well-off states of the US are doing way better than experienced developers in the not-so-well-off countries of the EU.
Startups are chronically poor. There is little investment in startups and it's hard to secure it. If you are involved with a small startup it's likely it has existed for 5+ years and it has never had a round of more than €100k.
Why not re-incorporate in SV?
Sounds like the VC ecosystem is simply broken. Where are Europeans investing then?
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A few things about the EU's (especially southern / eastern EU) job market:
- There is a job shortage at the moment. This is not as acute in tech but the situation in tech is not good either.
- Startups are chronically poor. There is little investment in startups and it's hard to secure it. If you are involved with a small startup it's likely it has existed for 5+ years and it has never had a round of more than €100k.
- Companies can't just compete with each other here the way they do in the US. There are a number of EU laws that limit job mobility and competition, which mostly affect tech / engineering / insert qualified trade. This is an issue for companies and workers.
- Salaries are low when compared to rent and property prices.
Feel free to avoid the EU vs US salary conversation. As a developer in the uglier side of the EU I know experienced developers in the not-so-well-off states of the US are doing way better than experienced developers in the not-so-well-off countries of the EU.
Why not re-incorporate in SV?
Sounds like the VC ecosystem is simply broken. Where are Europeans investing then?