Also yeah, I do mean a luxury lifestyle. As in, almost all the perks you’d expect from a holiday package as part of a daily lifestyle.

If you mean those tiny, badly built hotel apartments/suites, then I have a different idea of luxury life.

I used to be happy with a humble lifestyle when I was younger as well, but now with small kids, I want to provide them better living conditions.

Oh sweet summer child…

Do you have some actual argument instead of vague condescending remarks?

I’m a high tech worker myself. Maybe we’re in different markets (I’m in cybersecurity) but it sounds like you’re being swindled.

In a way, I do feel swindled since my direct US teammates on the same level earn about the double of what I do, with lower taxes and lower cost of living. But then I'm actually quite happy with my 200K EUR total compensation if I don't compare.

The problem is that my compensation is rather a big exception. Most seniors I know earn something between 60-80K, with 100K being pretty rare (outside my company).