Way off topic but maybe someone has experience here..

I've over 11years experience as software engineer, mostly in Fintech with a couple of years in Telecom all in Europe (German passport)
I'm 100% self-taught, straight outta high school, no college or other degrees.

Is here anyone who managed to get in to the US without a degree and if so, how did that work?

I held a limited visa before but that was bound to my dad's visa and my brother recently got his work visa approved. Don't know it that might help..

L1 visa if you're already working for an American company is probably your best bet (no degree required I believe). Otherwise it might be quicker to go to uni.

@atheist yikes.. I work for a global company but they're not a US company. And I don't think I have the energy left to go to college and spend 3 years with yes sayers and woke people 😅

@just8littleBit I think "American company" is just a company with an American office.

Paperwork isn't easy though. FANG should be fine, they've just got a firm of lawyers on staff. Elsewhere, gets harder.

@atheist I did some research on companies having branches there but it didn't look very promising. Cheers anyway, maybe I need to do more research:)

Why US and not some other 3rd world country like India or Russia?

Why do you want to give up all the benefits of working in the EU (more than 2 weeks holidays per year, working time directive, not being able to be simply told not to come in to work tomorrow, or ever again) for the appalling working conditions in the USA (at will working conditions, minimal paid time off, even for sickness, expensive healthcare, and don't get me started on the tipping culture)?

@nibor because I value freedom over safety.
I don't want free stuff, I wanna keep what I worked for. The tax rates in Europe are insane.

Health system is a stereotype. People can get health insurance and they won't have to pay more that 80usd for any emergency they have.

I'd rather work harder, keep my money, be able to afford a piece of land with a house, and be allowed to defend myself and my property than giving 50% of my money to the government, renting a small apartment for the rest of my life and hope that the government still has money when it's time to get my pension.

That's my opinion and values, no need to attack me for it;)

@just8littleBit I don't think the intend was to attack you. Just a question out of shock.

@DarkMukke yea I know, that was aimed at future comments 😁 people here are not very pro-US and pro-anti-socialist 😅

@just8littlebit ffs, it was a genuine question, if you think I was attacking you personally, I suggest you move to the east coast or california, whatever you do don't move to texas, with your snowflake attitude you'll be shot within a week.

Notice you didn't address the tipping culture.

Also I'm not anti-capitalist, ffs, I work for an investment bank, based in the US. For me the two key things that the Americans I work with complain about are health care and lack of pto. The "at will" is less of an issue at our level (professional) but is a big deal for some. I know people who have been literally laid off immediately for no reason, and subsequently lost their health care immediately.

@nibor calm down dude, neither am I offended, nor did I say you attacked me.

What I said was if someone wants to bitch about my opinion, they can keep it to themselves.

You're actually very offended for someone who calls me a snowflake because he reads something into something I said.

The intention of that statement was to avoid Europeans starting to argument about how shit everything is in the US in their opinion.

Maybe read it again and try to read it for what it is rather than what you think it is.
Not to mention that I already clarified what I mean in the comments below..

What exactly is your question about the tipping culture? If I get a decent service I don't mind tipping and if it's a good service, I don't mind tipping extra.

The only think that sucks is that prices don't include VAT but that's something I can live with.