Has anyone relocated to Europe for work?

I'm working in Amsterdam, Netherlands right now. I moved here in the beginning of 2019 together with my wife and our corgi, cat. For me, a company sponsored my visa and I got it within a few days. My wife's was about the same time. Since this is mainland Europe, we didn't have to quarantine our pets for up to 6 months like you have to do in Japan or the UK. Life in the Netherlands is contingent on getting a dutch bank account since getting paid, getting groceries, and sometimes getting an apartment requires it but it's again, fairly easy. Taxes are some of the highest in Europe though but the lifestyle here is veeeeerrrrry different than the US, where I grew up. I get paid less than if I worked in San Francisco but the benefits here are huge. Healthcare is around a flat fee of €100, most groceries are much cheaper, most people only own bicycles (you can take the train anywhere else and bring your bike with you which is amazing), people aren't workaholics, and it's easier to travel to pretty much anywhere else in Europe. Paris is like 2-3 hours away on flight. There's a direct train to London. I just came back from a quick 5 day trip in Barcelona. I know a few expats here that didn't come over with a company sponsor but it was a similar process for them to get a residency card. I hear that it's a bit harder for Freelancers since you have to prove that you have money in the bank and contracts are coming in but it's all doable. You also don't need to learn Dutch to live here but Dutch people appreciate it if you attempt and then switch back to English. They're all fantastic at English. There are services that help expats find an apartment, kind of like realtors, and they deal with contracts. They usually ask for 1 months rent as payment which is reasonable since it'll be your first time going through the process and most of the apartment contracts are in Dutch. You get used to the weather but it's really nice in the summer and not the most fun in the winter. I hear that a lot of people just take a few weeks to go to Cape Town or Greece in the dead of winter. Finally, industry wise, there's regular tech meetups every week so there's a bunch of people to meet. Let me know if you have anymore questions about the Netherlands.