$170k in US or $120k in India
Hi, Currently working with Amazon with TC $170k. Got approached by a company in India and got a $120k offer. (82 lakh INR). The company is a reputed company but doesn’t have global presence as of now. Confused only because I have gotten used to the lifestyle here and not sure if I want to deal with basics issues like traffic, pollution in India Any thoughts on what should I do? Thanks
Looking at your TC, I assume you are <1 yr experience at Amazon? Curious which company in India is able to give 82 lakhs INR for this less experience.
Exactly which company is giving 82lakhs. Curios too
Well funded Indian start up. Cannot disclose the name as I have not made a decision till now.
Depends on what you want. If you expect immigration issues, like living with family etc go for India. If you like better lifestyle US. Btw 120k in India is very high. 170k In US is average.
Depends on what location in India you are getting offered for . If you are closer to friends & family then it might be worth it . You might have to deal with basic issues but you may also get sometime back in your day from daily chores of laundry, dishwashing , house cleaning etc .
In addition, you can also hire full time drivers and cooks.
as many people have mentioned consider the problems people face in daily life back home like house cleaning (domestic help), traffic and more importantly TAXes
Uh, house cleaning & taxes are less taxing in the US?
well in my case WA doesn’t have state tax and cleaning is comparatively easy in US. As per my experience in India I couldn’t do it myself because of more dirt coming in the house and had to be dependent on domestic help.
India. Your home is calling you bud!
This decision is not about money since you'd be paid more in India, effectively. It's a question of how you value India's social comfort Vs American physical comfort. If India keeps getting better, in 10 years, you might rue not making the jump now. If it doesn't, you'll be glad you didn't. Got a crystal ball?
Just curious to know as to what physical comfort US offers and what social comfort India does
Social comfort = your family, friends and relatives, who you can meet > once / year, if you are in India. Festivals, food, culture - pretty much everything 'Indian' that you cannot get, or get only sparsely, or at a premium, here
If I were you I would take India offer. It’s a lot for Indian market. I could buy a good house and pay it in full in 4-5 years. Better family environment. Lots of pluses on that front. Things I would check: - what my partner thinks, wants, needs - what would be the plan for kid. He would want to come back? How soon or late? What difficulties he might face? What things we could do to mitigate that? - can I come back on h1 if things don’t workout with startup? - i140 approved? H1 possible again? Reentry basically - career trajectory here vs India in next 5 years. Which one looks more promising in terms of growth career wise and financially - wifey working ? What about her job? Etc
Of course india
I like having running water whenever I turn the tap.
And before someone calls me a racist... this is literally a thing that is happening over here due to climate / environmental + infrastructure problems. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/22/india/chennai-india-water-crisis-intl/index.html
this OP this, ask in detail about daily life to people back home