"Should I Move?": Bengaluru Techie Asks After Receiving Sweden Job Offer With 3x Salary
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The user noted that although he is satisfied with his job, the offer from Helsingborg, Sweden, offering SEK 50,000 (approximately INR 3.9 lakhs) per month, has made him reconsider his options.
An IT engineer, earning Rs 130,000 per month, has sparked discussion online after asking Redditor if he should consider moving to Sweden for a few years. Taking to Reddit, the 31-year-old from Bengaluru expressed that he is confused about whether to continue living in India or relocate to Sweden after receiving a lucrative job offer with a salary three times his current earnings. The user noted that although he is satisfied with his job, the offer from Helsingborg, Sweden, offering SEK 50,000 (approximately INR 3.9 lakhs) per month, has made him reconsider his options. However, he added that with dependent parents and a wife who isn't too keen on working, the decision is complicated.
Taking to Reddit, user @Strict_Thanks4656 wrote, "I am 31, married, no kids yet, a mechanical engineer working in Bangalore. Currently earning INR 130000 or SEK 16500 per month after taxes and retirement deduction. Right now, after rent, sending money parents and other living expenses I'm left with around INR 50-60k per month (SEK 7340) but it is mostly gone in EMIs which I have to pay for another year."
The engineer added that he is "satisfied with my job and future prospects here". "The work life balance is good and health insurance for my wife, kids and parents including dental, OPD etc are covered by my employer," he said.