I see. Could you elaborate ?
Most companies offer 1 week vacation.
Maternity leave is a foreign word to many companies.
Some have a no limit vacation, but the work culture is such that even less people actually take vacations.
Then you get to be tied up to the company regarding healthcare.
Unions in IT, which exist is a couple of European countries, are seen like persona non grata.
There are lots of wonderful things in US, work conditions in tech not necessarily.
60h isn't just not common, it's basically non-existent. In my 15 year career across multiple companies in multiple cities and states the average I've witnessed is 35-42 hours a week. If you subtract lunch, coffee breaks, surfing the web it's probably around 25-30 hours of work a week.
Vacation time typically starts at 2 weeks for entry-level workers(plus another 2 weeks of sick/personal time plus another 10-15 holidays) and increases to 4-5 weeks (or 'unlimited') for people with more than a few years experience.
The average software engineer will pay a trivial percent of their salary in health insurance premiums.
If you're stocking shelves or working a cash register or cleaning toilets you're probably better off in the EU than in the US. But if you're a software developer, your quality of life is obviously going to be far higher in the US.
In a lot of the EU you start with 4/5 weeks rising to 6-8.
Also for some bizarre reason Canada has chosen to replicate America's awful vacation policies. Only difference is there is a min of 2 weeks. US has no min.
That is what I get as feedback from American expats over here.