QRT Paris VS Headlands Tech Chicago
Numbers only accurate at +/- 5% for privacy.
Currently working at CFM in Paris (1 YoE) 180k€ TC. People are super sensitive about salary and bonuses and that annoyed me so looked elsewhere. Got an offer for a QR role at QRT which is around 280k€ TC but a big chunk of it is a sign on. I also have an offer for Headlands Tech in Chicago (no need for visa I’m an American citizen as well), TC is around $700k with a big chunk of it as a sign on.
Would you say the move is worth it? The lifestyle in Paris seems so much better than the one in Chicago. But on the other side, neither QRT nor CFM have real elite reputation in the field so we don’t have that many impressive talents in Paris. Just smart people coasting because the incentives aren’t that big.
Thoughts?