I'd choose a lower paid role, I'd be a minority but I don't think I'd be the only one, two reasons come to mind why 20% less would be appealing: - People like

I'd choose a lower paid role, I'd be a minority but I don't think I'd be the only one, two reasons come to mind why 20% less would be appealing: - People like me value their work/life balance and satisfaction with the job. I could easily be making 2x what I do now but I'd hate every single second of my job. My old boss taught me "Work is 1/2 of your waking day so you better enjoy it". - I'm currently working remote for a german company for their average salary. The italian average salary for a developer is around half that. So realistically unless I moved to Germany working remote would still be the most profitable option.