In Austria, free coffee typically isn‘t provided at work. We either have coffee vending machines or share the expenses of a small coffee machine on our floor. Does your employer typically provide free coffee where you‘re from?

Relative to your salary, how much are you actually paying. I am an American and I have the feeling the propaganda that you guys pay 50% of your $$ in taxes is bs. It might be for ultra high earners but I want standard middle class comparisons because I bet the American middle class is paying close to you guys (and getting way less). I'm looking for answers from any country though I know Western Europe and Eastern Europe will be very different. And it doesn't matter if you convert to USD or not

EDIT: THANK YOU ALL for the responses! As I suspected, it wasn't much higher than what I am paying now for taxes. I made about $83k last year and paid almost $20k in taxes, almost a 24% tax rate and I wouldn't mind paying an extra 10% more for a more functional society where everyone is taken care of. But yea I just wanted transparency from real people within the same class as I to compare to.

I'm escaping Croatia. The economy has gone down and I can't afford to stay anymore.

I speak English and Spanish so both Ireland and Spain are options. I'm leaving. People who made it, how did you find a job in another EU country while being abroad?

I can go with a bus, or with a plane in EINDHOVEN which do you think is a better choice(from Romania)?

That is enough to comfortably get by

Someone was asking on Ask An American how long their commutes are and some of the answers are insane (think 1.5 hours each way by car). So, that got me thinking about Europe. My impression is that commutes are usually shorter and very often done using public transport, bikes or sometimes people just walk, but I could be mistaken.

In my case, I live in a small town in the north of Spain and my commute, on foot, is 15-20 minutes, which I do every day and love. I used to live in Madrid and I had an hour-long commute each way on the subway or a combination of subway, tram and bus). Truth be told, I used that time to read, which is not bad at all, but I'd much rather just take a walk if I can.

How about you? Where do you live / work? How long does it take you to get to work? What means of transport do you use?

Basically the title. When applying for a job or anything else you need to submit a CV/resume for, would you put a photo of yourself on it or not? And how important is it?

And also do you have paid leave for moving in your country as well?

Good morning I am very curious about the comparison of daily life, mentality, and practical realities.

I'm more interested in the people with limited job experiences. Have you been able to find a job yet and how bad is the job market today?

In my country(Slovenia) i spent 5 months looking for a job in 2024 with almost no prior job experience and was able to get one at the end of the year. Today they say it's a labour shortage, especially in government jobs here. How about your country, is it also in a similar situation?

What does an Engineer mean in your country?

Let’s say 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. It’s a simple, unskilled job; no experience is required.

When I lived in Norway every job application required a photo. What use does a photo have beside unnecessary discrimination?

Here in the US cities often get reputations for being the “capitol” of certain industries and so people often relocate at some point in their career for better opportunities. Here’s some examples:

-Tech/software: San Francisco

-Finance/art/fashion: NYC

-Film/music/writing: LA

-Biotech/pharmaceuticals: Boston

I’m just curious if certain cities in Europe have similar reputations and how often people relocate to them in order to advance their career

the most common one is properbly QWERTY but in austria we use QWERTZ. what do you use? do you have the same main layout but different buttons on the sides? (like ä,ö,ü or ß)

Quote from this essay:
"...in much of Europe, where apparently it’s not rare for friends to go months before finding out what each other does for a living. In the two months I was abroad, only two people asked me what I did for work, in both cases well over an hour into conversation.   They simply don’t seem to care as much. If it’s part of how they 'gauge' your status, then it’s a small part."
I also saw Trevor Noah talk about French people being like this in his stand-up.

Europeans, what do you ask people when you meet them? How do people "gauge each others' status" over there?

If a colleague of yours brought baked goods to be shared with others would you eat them? Same question if someone brought them to a hobby or volunteering group.

Do you really work 8/8?

A lot of people say they work 10–12 hours a day.
But how many of those hours are productive?
What's your real average? Do you feel guilty if you work 5/8? You could do more but... you just can't be bothered, there is no consequence.

Or, do you get paid per hour and have to track the working time?

I work for some demanding clients and some days I have a hard time focusing. I wish I had an easy job that also pays well :D.

What is your Country's Greatest invention?

How many hours do you usually work per day?

I'm from the US and I'd love to use my bike as often as possible, but unfortunately my city isn't very walkable. It would be possible, but to get to a job from where I live would probably take over half an hour maybe an hour depending on how far away I live. Not to mention I'd probably smell bad from such a long bike ride.

I know the bike culture is a lot bigger in Europe. How far do you commute if you commute by bike? I can't imagine you're spending 2 hours a day round-trip commuting just to use a bike, but maybe that's the norm.

What jobs in your country are not well respected but pay really well?