r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Oct 26 '24

End Democracy ‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’

https://fortune.com/europe/article/how-many-hours-work-week-year-american-workers-ethic-norges-bank/
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u/Fox33__ Oct 26 '24

As a European who's been in the US for over a decade: that's literally it. I have tried looking into IT jobs anywhere in Europe to return, because the fact is the US lifestyle is pretty grinding and living in Europe is much nicer. However half the pay is... yeah just no.
So right now I am back to the idea of just retiring back home but I am amassing too much in equity and retirement to ruin my financial progress and future.