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> Nebraska is an at-will employment state. This means employees can be dismissed for any reason at any time and without notice when an employment contract or ot

> Nebraska is an at-will employment state. This means employees can be dismissed for any reason at any time and without notice when an employment contract or other governing principle is not in effect. https://www.mightyrecruiter.com/recruiter-guide/at-will-employment-wrongful-termination-laws-nebraska/ https://www.mightyrecruiter.com/recruiter-guide/at-will-empl... Almost any american state is a vastly better place to start a company than almost any european country.

pavlov 4y ago
Do you really think Lincoln, Nebraska is automatically a better place to start a company than, say, Stockholm? Talent availability and local startup ecosystem don't count for anything? All that matters is that you can dismiss employees for any reason at any time?
- golergka 4y ago
  It's 2023, best talent in tech works from home anyway. A developer in Stockholm would rather work for a corp from Delaware for $200k as a contractor than for a local company where he would be lucky to make $70k post-tax.
  - rvense 4y ago
    Is this something you have first-hand experience of? I'm in Copenhagen and that's really not what it looks like.
    - golergka 4y ago
      The first part, yes. I'm currently in Israel, and although tech salaries here can be quite high, the overall comparison with remote US positions still works the same way.
  - akvadrako 4y ago
    It's not hard to find contractor jobs making $200k in the Netherlands; that's about 100 EUR per hour, which is mid-market. The average non-contractor salary is much lower and it's rare to find startups hiring contractors, I assume since they don't have as much money.
    - golergka 4y ago
      Is 100 EUR per hour mid market for contractor jobs that keep you in full employment for years, offer stock options and PTO and are actually a regular job in everything but the name and taxes? Because that's what I meant by “contractor” in my original comment. Should have explained it right away, my bad.
      - akvadrako 4y ago
        All of that except stock options.
- HideousKojima 4y ago
  Lincoln? Probably not. But I'd definitely rather start one in Omaha, Nebraska than in Stockholm.
ben_w 4y ago
There's a lot more to running a business than how easy it is to fire people. For all that America likes to proclaim how varied it's culture is from state to state, I'm a 2 hour train ride from switching currency and language, in addition to substantial cultural norms. Such things seem much more significant to me than notice periods.

pavlov 4y ago

Do you really think Lincoln, Nebraska is automatically a better place to start a company than, say, Stockholm? Talent availability and local startup ecosystem don't count for anything? All that matters is that you can dismiss employees for any reason at any time?

golergka 4y ago
It's 2023, best talent in tech works from home anyway. A developer in Stockholm would rather work for a corp from Delaware for $200k as a contractor than for a local company where he would be lucky to make $70k post-tax.
- rvense 4y ago
  Is this something you have first-hand experience of? I'm in Copenhagen and that's really not what it looks like.
  - golergka 4y ago
    The first part, yes. I'm currently in Israel, and although tech salaries here can be quite high, the overall comparison with remote US positions still works the same way.
- akvadrako 4y ago
  It's not hard to find contractor jobs making $200k in the Netherlands; that's about 100 EUR per hour, which is mid-market. The average non-contractor salary is much lower and it's rare to find startups hiring contractors, I assume since they don't have as much money.
  - golergka 4y ago
    Is 100 EUR per hour mid market for contractor jobs that keep you in full employment for years, offer stock options and PTO and are actually a regular job in everything but the name and taxes? Because that's what I meant by “contractor” in my original comment. Should have explained it right away, my bad.
    - akvadrako 4y ago
      All of that except stock options.
HideousKojima 4y ago
Lincoln? Probably not. But I'd definitely rather start one in Omaha, Nebraska than in Stockholm.

ben_w 4y ago

There's a lot more to running a business than how easy it is to fire people. For all that America likes to proclaim how varied it's culture is from state to state, I'm a 2 hour train ride from switching currency and language, in addition to substantial cultural norms. Such things seem much more significant to me than notice periods.