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As a non american: America can get away with a lot more than this and still be an attractive place to try to move to. SF and many other places offer job opportu
by qoez 2y ago
As a non american: America can get away with a lot more than this and still be an attractive place to try to move to. SF and many other places offer job opportunities the EU can't, and despite this and much more pain of trying to work there it's still worth it.
- diggan 2y ago> SF and many other places offer job opportunities the EU can't, Besides a job that just pays more money, what sort of unique opportunities exists in the US that doesn't exist anywhere in Europe? Genuinely curious, as I can't seem to think of any on my own.
- LPisGood 2y agoLots of the best colleges in the world are in USA. That’s not to say some aren’t in the EU, but by numbers USA has Europe thoroughly outclassed.
- diggan 2y agoJudging by the "intellectual purge" that just started, I'm not sure working as a professor at a college (world class or not) is such a great job opportunity. But I'm not close to academia at all, so maybe I'm wrong.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoIt's important to note that basically all university rankings are massively, massively skewed by the native English speaking countries. Additionally, lots of UK and US universities have huge endowments which definitely helps. That's not to say that there aren't great Universities there, but really international students go to the US (and some of the EU) so that they have a better chance of working there post study.
- LPisGood 2y ago“They come to US so they have a better chance of working in US” seems like it isn’t a counter point.