If someone offered you an extremely high paying job in Australia or the United States, would you take the offer?
Let's say an employer offered you 250K + (yearly salary) to move to the USA or Australia. Do you accept this offer? Why or why not?
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I live in Tasmania now, it's currently 7° and raining! We get the odd 40° day but very infrequent and every house has air-con. It's actually the lack of heating and insulation here that has killed me - we get snow every single year and yet almost every house only has a wood burner for heat...what in tarnation??!!!!
Life here is just exponentially better, you couldn't pay me to move back to the UK. No f'ing way!!!!
Pretty much my answer. I would never choose to live in America for many reasons but the main ones being A) Healthcare and B) I have a child who needs to go to school safely.
I'm sure Australia would be lovely, and I'd probably give it a shot, but I do not do heat very well. If there's Aircon then I could be persuaded further.
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This is what I keep telling people. Work out the hourly rate and then work out if you're actually gaining much.
I'm surprised at how people a grade above me end up working many more hours than me for less money than me. And it is expected because they earn more money.
Had a guy who'd proudly state he would easily do 50hrs a week when were only contracted for 35hrs. More fool him!
It not always about the money. Having a decent work life balance is more important. You don't want to be the richest guy in the cemetery.
Ain't no one just doing the 37.5 a week and earning that kind of cash. Also in the US, most full-time positions get around 10 days leave, this is normally only after working a year too. Additionally, the work ethic and culture is different, with different expectations, most of my American colleagues are on their email at 5:45am.
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