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Germany tops the list of the most desired destinations for tech workers

24 points by JoeCoo7 6y ago

techsin101 6y ago
why?
- 0xfaded 6y ago
  Given that 16% of the sample (from relocate.me) is from India, and Indians have virtually no path to PR in the US, I'm guessing residency. Europe (at least the technocratic level) has been pro immigration for a while, so network effects probably also enter the equation.
  - draklor40 6y ago
    Second this. Straight forward Immigration policy. Pay taxes, take language test and in 2/3 years you get a PR. 7, for a citizenship.
periboku 6y ago
lol no. I had been there for 2 years and the place was crazy racist towards blackish people. A big no from me.
- 0xfaded 6y ago
  I moved to Denmark and yes, it's out in the open. I'm a white Australian and I can still see it, granted I have a lot of international friends here.
- draklor40 6y ago
  Which city/region are you in ?
- jamil7 6y ago
  That sucks. Which region were you in? Germany various a lot.
junon 6y ago
I moved to Germany from the US two years ago for work. I love it here. AMA.
- devoloution 6y ago
  What has been your biggest gain? Also biggest loss? Appreciate it
  - junon 6y ago
    Biggest gain has been a sense of belonging. I don't personally fit into the American culture and find the directness and logical nature of Germans to be more my fit. I've also found a relationship and finally feel as though I can start a life here, whereas I felt perpetually lost anywhere I lived in the US. Biggest loss has been the distance from family, especially during the pandemic (though of course I couldn't predict that). You don't realize how far away you are from someone until you hang up the phone with them and feel the distance set in.
rurban 6y ago
I moved from Houston, Texas to Dresden. You need a thick skin in the beginning, lot of culture shocks, and hard to find work as it's very buerocratic here. Only written recommendation letters and phd's, I never needed anywhere else.
commonturtle 6y ago
German tech salaries are quite low compared to US and UK last time I checked.
- lm28469 6y ago
  German quality of life is quite good compared to the US and the UK is a shit show due to brexit these days. Moving to Germany from a European country is as simple as crossing the border. Moving to the US for most people in the world is a nightmare. I for one would never go back to the US now that I live in Germany. The few British people I know moved to Germany before brexit kicks in to literally escape from the UK. Money isn't everything, not many people change their entire life and move to other countries for money alone

24 points by JoeCoo7 6y ago

techsin101 6y ago

why?

0xfaded 6y ago
Given that 16% of the sample (from relocate.me) is from India, and Indians have virtually no path to PR in the US, I'm guessing residency. Europe (at least the technocratic level) has been pro immigration for a while, so network effects probably also enter the equation.
- draklor40 6y ago
  Second this. Straight forward Immigration policy. Pay taxes, take language test and in 2/3 years you get a PR. 7, for a citizenship.

periboku 6y ago

lol no. I had been there for 2 years and the place was crazy racist towards blackish people. A big no from me.

0xfaded 6y ago
I moved to Denmark and yes, it's out in the open. I'm a white Australian and I can still see it, granted I have a lot of international friends here.
draklor40 6y ago
Which city/region are you in ?
jamil7 6y ago
That sucks. Which region were you in? Germany various a lot.

junon 6y ago

I moved to Germany from the US two years ago for work. I love it here. AMA.

devoloution 6y ago
What has been your biggest gain? Also biggest loss? Appreciate it
- junon 6y ago
  Biggest gain has been a sense of belonging. I don't personally fit into the American culture and find the directness and logical nature of Germans to be more my fit. I've also found a relationship and finally feel as though I can start a life here, whereas I felt perpetually lost anywhere I lived in the US. Biggest loss has been the distance from family, especially during the pandemic (though of course I couldn't predict that). You don't realize how far away you are from someone until you hang up the phone with them and feel the distance set in.

rurban 6y ago

I moved from Houston, Texas to Dresden. You need a thick skin in the beginning, lot of culture shocks, and hard to find work as it's very buerocratic here. Only written recommendation letters and phd's, I never needed anywhere else.

commonturtle 6y ago

German tech salaries are quite low compared to US and UK last time I checked.

lm28469 6y ago
German quality of life is quite good compared to the US and the UK is a shit show due to brexit these days. Moving to Germany from a European country is as simple as crossing the border. Moving to the US for most people in the world is a nightmare. I for one would never go back to the US now that I live in Germany. The few British people I know moved to Germany before brexit kicks in to literally escape from the UK. Money isn't everything, not many people change their entire life and move to other countries for money alone