I’m moving back to the EU after about 25 years in the US.
It’s true that you can make a lot more money here as a skilled person. If you’re a woman in the sciences, there are actually jobs here.
The question is: what are you used to? Do you live in a sad small Northern village that used to have a mine and now all the jobs are gone? In that case, any college town in the US would be a delight to you.
Are you an established academic living in a vibration city with all the trappings of nice European life? Then all US cities will stress you out and depress you (yes, even NYC).
I would take a look at your day-to-day to see what you take for granted and if it’s gone, how much will you miss it?
I’m moving back to the EU after about 25 years in the US.
It’s true that you can make a lot more money here as a skilled person. If you’re a woman in the sciences, there are actually jobs here.
The question is: what are you used to? Do you live in a sad small Northern village that used to have a mine and now all the jobs are gone? In that case, any college town in the US would be a delight to you.
Are you an established academic living in a vibration city with all the trappings of nice European life? Then all US cities will stress you out and depress you (yes, even NYC).
I would take a look at your day-to-day to see what you take for granted and if it’s gone, how much will you miss it?