sweeeety's comments

I would like to hear more about my European fellows w.r.t. how GDPR affected their ability to muster domain knowledge.

I used to work for a small start-up and the CTO was very strict on data access, making my life as feature developer and "data scientist wanna be" almost impossible.

He, on the other hand, had not only access to all data but also used the product as a consumer (which didn't make sense for ICs so we ended just playing with sales demo accounts). I ended leaving the company because of that.

and as any other transition, it takes time to incorporate. A lot of gyms and coaches I still see those days know/care very little about proper form and exercise individualization, periodization to make it safer.

It is really impossible to say. There are just too many variables to consider here. For example:

Some CrossFit gyms have more offerings than just the traditional WoDs. E.g.: your friend might have be mixing mobility training, strength, cardio workouts.

Also, your friend might have latent injuries or have to stop for a week or so due pain/soreness. It is just you are not aware of those.

Some people are anatomically more fit for certain exercises than others. I'll skip any days with dead lifts because it is an exercise I cannot compromise proper form. So, I protect myself even if for many CF coaches it is just temporary weakness I could improve.

Whenever I think of CrossFit as a brand/product, BodyPump comes to my mind. The biggest difference for me is how CrossFit managed to scale much bigger and keep popularity among their followers.

At least to my own experience, I would say, the variation is gym to gym, depending on the instructors background / experience (or lack-of) and less between countries.

well, what can I say, this company had a real problem following the union agreements and EU laws: no paid extra hours (on-call), no notice, no paternity leave according to local laws, etc. On the other hand, was really adamant to keep the 9:30 stand-up meeting for the sake of face time.

Not my experience in Europe though. My last two employers here constantly over promised (e.g.: unlimited vacations/parental leave, flexible hours, work from home, etc) and really really under delivered. I would rather have things set in stone first nowadays b/c the mindset of most managers here are still not ready for those.

A lot of Uber drivers I know or had the chance to speak with actually leased/bought a car just for that, whereas Airbnb is a different capital investment.

I found the USA visa system much more sensible (yet outdated) than most of European countries I lived in (no European citizen here).

USA, with exception of China and India, have a quite clear and manageable path for citizenship.

Denmark for example is constantly changing its rules because of "cultural" reasons.

"Would you to recommend $employee (as $role) to a friend or colleague?"

I just got back my "feedback". None of the answers addressed the question per se, felt useless.

"Would you to recommend $employee (as $role) to a friend or colleague?"

I also find that NPS such a very poor statistic.

She can rationalize as she wants, but in reality she seems to be comfortable living this life. And I am not judging the sex part of it, that's her body so whatever. What seems a bit off is her inability to see her role in the society...

I resonate with your observation. I did the reverse, i.e.: FANG, fintech, pre-ipo then start-up after already achieved senior staff level. Start-up didn't tech me anything new unfortunately.

You are right that it might be a particular problem from Denmark but I also see it is common to share the positiveness of EU across all States (like saying assuming quality health care is universal across EU) but single out negativities when convenient.

The use case pointed with Mississippi is one of those absurd edge cases. It would be more suitable to say you don't generalize the USA as a country full of pick trucks or people carrying concealed guns, even if that might be more common in some states and illegal/uncommon in others.

Definitely, it is my subjective experience but what I can say is that lot of high skilled immigrants here in Denmark don't feel welcome [0]. Whereas, in the USA, we were really proud to be there and contribute to the society and eventually become permanent resident / citizen.

Legislation in the USA varies a lot, unless we talk about immigration. Which in my case here in EU, as spouse of EU citizen, is also being scrutinized by politicians here in Denmark [0].

[0]: https://www.thelocal.dk/20190327/opinion-stop-being-so-hosti...

edit: forgot to mention. My worst employer in the USA was ironically a Danish company (MeyersUSA hospitality group). They blatantly violated labor laws and sanitation requirements (sadly they managed to erase some of the negative reviews from Glassdoor).

Came here to say this. I am a minority but never found myself misplaced in the USA. The country I came without much to offer but honest work and positive/open mind.

Whereas in Europe I've been victim of physical abuse just because I am not white and the immigration path is also completely broken.

There is suffering everywhere I lived Canada, USA, France, Denmark, Japan, Brazil. Some places take care better of the unprivileged indeed.

...yeah the health care has become a big problem but it is for the Americans to solve it their own way.