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> I live and work in EU

What a coincidence. Me too :)

Eastern block is same as Anglophone.

I mean, it’s still possible to be fired, it’s just _a lot_ harder. The relationship between employer and employee doesn’t seem nearly as hostile either.

I'm presuming they meant 'made redundant' rather than 'fired'.

The former is still fairly easy, and just has some process involved, the latter much harder unless gross misconduct can be demonstrated.

It's absolutely true the the UK/EU/etc. have much better rights than the US in this regard, but perhaps the higher pay in the US (at least in tech) pays for that.

lol, you can be fired in a minute in Russia if you're not a CEO's son