Escaping the Grind: A Mom's Experience with Remote Work in Europe

In 2022, a Michigan mom quit her remote people operations job at a US company due to the struggle of balancing work and caring for her one-year-old. After several months of searching, she landed a job as a People Experience Manager at Storyblok, a fully remote Austrian company. She discovered a stark contrast in work-life balance, with European companies offering better work hours and generous paid leave, including Austria's 'care leave' which provides paid time off for childcare needs. While time zone differences present some challenges, she greatly values the improved work-life integration and finds it difficult to imagine returning to a US-based company.