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> $100k in Silicon Valley isn’t as good as £37k in the UK I don't know about the UK but I know a number of excellent engineers in other european countries that
by ex_amazon_sde 8y ago
> $100k in Silicon Valley isn’t as good as £37k in the UK
I don't know about the UK but I know a number of excellent engineers in other european countries that refused offers to move to Seattle or California over healthcare, housing and personal safety.
- candiodari 8y agoMaybe it's just me but that's just bullshit. Sorry to say, but IF you've got a great private healthcare provider US healthcare is superior. Obamacare didn't change that at all.
- ben_w 8y agoHow much does it cost to get zero excess (copay? Not sure the terminology in the US. Where you pay nothing other than the insurance premium) for all hospital and doctor visits, including home visits and ambulance use, and up to £8.80 excess (less if you need lots) for any prescription medicine? And cover for your family, partner and kids. And absolute cover for all pre-existing conditions. And it will cover you in retirement or if your employer closes down or anything else like that.
- candiodari 8y agoThe ones you get as a tech worker will do all 3. Cover for entire family, including pre-existing, and you can continue the cover after you quit/are fired.