How America Steals The Worlds Talent

How The US Brain Drains The World

[artuselias]

Kinda amazing how America managed to utilize Jews and Nazis at the same time.

[DrPizza-mnkk]

-"Spanish Companies": Hey! you are an engineer and you have amazing skills! what about if I pay you minimum salary and make you work underpaid overtime? :) -"US companies": Hey! come here and we will pay you an actual decent salary!. -"Spanish Companies": Why can't we find workers anymore??

[alanyuan]

I left Canada for the United States.

Companies not only pay more but are much more respect to professionals.

[maxwalker]

If you're rich from a higher American salary you don't need European welfare

[skysthelimitvideos]

People vote with their feet and despite our problems here in the US it’s nice to hear we do this right.

[irisobobo]

I am a scientist myself. Coming from a small European country. I'm developing new cancer treatments. In my home country the expected salary in my position is $1500-2000 net per month and an average apartment in the capital city costs >20x average yearly salary. This means that I would never be able to own a home. And I don't want to start a family while renting and moving around every year or so.

So, I said fuck it and I went to the US. In the US I get paid about $8300 net per month and I just bought my first 2 bed apartment without any issues at all. And even after paying all expenses each month I am still left with almost double the net salary that I'd make at home...

So, yeah, as much as I'd love to live and do my research in my home country (honestly, there are many things about the US that I don't like), it just makes no sense.

[scottfranco]

How about we don't treat talent like dirt.

[adlerzwei]

It's not theft. Us European take our brightest for granted instead of acknowledging their contribution to society. Americans on the other hand value them. This has been going in for the last two centuries.

[abrin]

I can just say from my own perspective in chemical engineering and having moved countries - salary UK 90k USD (equivalent), USA 250k USD. I like the UK and all but let's be honest and say that was a no brainer.

[andrepoiy]

Even so many Canadians move down south for better salaries and purchasing power

[mr.lockwood]

Germans had it all and threw it away. They never fully recovered.

[xealit]

"How America _steals_ talent" -- by _paying_ more

[adityaparam]

It's not theft if they come willingly.

[JungLeeTheDoctor]

“Steals” 😅 they literally have to apply and wait in line for even the chance to come here.

[rhianm]

I am a British physician who just immigrated to America. It was a difficult decision to leave behind my family and friends in the UK but for me it’s worth it because the salaries and career opportunities in the USA are so much better than the UK. American salaries for doctors are literally 5x higher than the UK and working conditions aren’t as miserable as the UKs National Health Service

I intend to do everything I can to contribute to the USA as a doctor and with my medical research. The UK didn’t value my skills, my knowledge or experience so I’m glad I’ll be moving to a country that is. I don’t plan to come back to the UK so I’ll put down roots here and hopefully have a family here too. God bless America 🇺🇸

[marksmadhousemetaphysicalm]

The U.S. pays STEM professionals what they deserve to be paid…they’re valued and valuable…im a nurse in the U.S. with dual citizenship…I make more in the U.S. by far as a specialist nurse and I’m also respected as a professional. In Germany 🇩🇪 the health minister, she said “anyone can be a nurse…”. In the U.S. it’s a profession and requires a degree and paid properly. The same is true for many other fields in Europe, they give lip service to these fields but don’t treat them or pay them as though they do respect them. It’s not “stealing” anyone. It’s showing them that they matter professionally.

[tech-priestservitor]

U forgot about immigration after Russian revolution in 1917-1922. All writers went to Europe. While physics immigrated to the USA.
Easiest example is Sicorsky, who made first controllable helicopter(wich was used in WW2 on Pacific). Later his company will create Blackhawk

[EeveeAsPie]

crazy what happens when you have the most open immigration laws in the world and value highly specialized workers

[johnl.]

That’s how USA can keep ahead of China while not valuing education as much before higher education (College, University….)

[ub]

Europeans, Indians and Chinese make fun of Americans and boast about their country online, but given the chance they will be the first one to board the plane to US.