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It's definitely successful, and I was probably too harsh there. But I genuinely think the barriers that are left are damn near insurmountable. An awful lot has
by dukeyukey 2y ago
It's definitely successful, and I was probably too harsh there. But I genuinely think the barriers that are left are damn near insurmountable. An awful lot has to change before a Greek tech workers can move to Sweden as easily as a Virginian can move to California.
- pell 2y agoWhat would you change if you could? The EU already offers freedom of movement to EU citizens. Of course the US being a country instead of a connection of countries offers a more streamlined experience and surely the shared language plays a huge role too. But when I want to come up with examples such as a Greek person having completely different retirement, health care and legal schemes in Sweden compared to Greece, it seems the US is not so dissimilar there either given that states sometimes have very different approaches to health care, taxes, labor laws, etc.
- dukeyukey 2y agoMostly stuff you can't really change. Like, the cultural difference between Sweden and Greece is _way_ bigger than between California and Virginia. You've got the language barrier too. This isn't gonna be fixed, maybe ever, but will continue to cause friction.
- Hikikomori 2y agoI had two Greeks on my team at a large tech company in Sweden.
- dukeyukey 2y agoDo you think there are more Greeks in Sweden, or Virginians in Washington?
- Hikikomori 2y agoI just thought it was funny your example was my experience. But I also don't think it applies that much to tech workers, they dont need to learn swedish at all. Certainly not easy but not insurmountable as you say.