牛人！在瑞典生活，每个月飞去旧金山工作

[ReticulumZeta]

她住瑞典到旧金山上班 每月通勤5200英里喊“值得”
https://m.wenxuecity.com/news/2025/07/14/126247135.html

[gjq]

在旧金山住旅馆不要钱？机票平均不止500吧。6周上班一次6x8x116，收入税前才5568，扣掉机票旅馆，税后大概还剩不到4000，一年3万

[Bluesky]

她本人认为值就值。人生的精彩之处不就是在于折腾么。

[laomei9]

每月只需要工作4天？每次去8天，就干了两个月的活？
有没有鳖国来的卷她一下？一样的薪水，可以一个月干20天的

[rongrong2022]

她本人认为值就值。人生的精彩之处不就是在于折腾么。

现在经常做长途飞机太危险

[laomei9]

现在经常做长途飞机太危险

不比开车危险，她也是两个月才飞一次

[qqqqzj]

瑞典消费挺贵的，不过一个月32小时$3712也马马虎虎够用了，只要她一直安排得过来，也挺不错的，四天大鱼二十六天晒网

[changjiang]

跨洲通勤厉害了。新闻报道过北卡到纽约城跨州通勤的。

[lpz9678]

瑞典消费挺贵的，不过一个月32小时$3712也马马虎虎够用了，只要她一直安排得过来，也挺不错的，四天大鱼二十六天晒网

面对白妞，mit猥琐男竟然不像接盘

[littlek]

我觉得这个故事100%是假的。如果故事把旧金山改成纽约我还能信，但三番？瑞典飞旧金山最快的飞行也要20多小时，11小时？就是换成俄乌战争前也不大可能。

再说$116一个小时的产科bady room的nurse也太离谱了，这个价钱一般都是给只发1099的per diem, 但产科那是tax money, 最不缺钱的地方，怎么会找per diem. 就是招per diem人也是通过nursing company招的，这种公司里面全是年轻的尼日利亚女人，怎么会招个北欧来的？

再看标题，ETtoday---他妈的台巴子造谣那是天生的

她住瑞典到旧金山上班 每月通勤5200英里喊“值得”
https://m.wenxuecity.com/news/2025/07/14/126247135.html

[Kathy6058]

疯子，这么远的距离，是如何承受的

[wh]

我觉得这个故事100%是假的。如果故事把旧金山改成纽约我还能信，但三番？瑞典飞旧金山最快的飞行也要20多小时，11小时？就是换成俄乌战争前也不大可能。

再说$116一个小时的产科bady room的nurse也太离谱了，这个价钱一般都是给只发1099的per diem, 但产科那是tax money, 最不缺钱的地方，怎么会找per diem. 就是招per diem人也是通过nursing company招的，这种公司里面全是年轻的尼日利亚女人，怎么会招个北欧来的？

再看标题，ETtoday---他妈的台巴子造谣那是天生的

我查到是dailymail的新闻，这个护士本来是美国的，去瑞典后再回美国找工作，可能人头熟，容易找到好工作吧。新闻里是说per diem。这个时薪确实高。这个护士也精力充沛。
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... Refai.html
Why American nurse commutes 5,200-miles from home in Europe to work in California - and how she still makes ends meet
By EMILY PHILLIPS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and SARA MCGIFF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 14:56 EDT, 13 July 2025 | Updated: 14:56 EDT, 13 July 2025

Just how far would you go to make ends meet?

For one nurse, it means traveling 5,200 miles across the Atlantic from Europe to work a NICU gig in San Francisco.

American nurse Courtney El Refai, 31, commutes from Sweden to San Francisco for work, and she told Daily Mail the transatlantic grind is worth it for her $116-an-hour paycheck.

Just one 12-hour shift is enough to cover her monthly rent in Stockholm, where she lives with her Swedish husband Rami, 39, a student, and their two-year-old daughter.

The family moved from the US to Sweden in 2022, but Courtney quickly began to miss her career as a registered nurse. It wasn't until after she gave birth in January 2023 that the couple began splitting time between the US and Europe.

And following a 19-month return to the US, Courtney secured a role as a NICU nurse at a hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area during the summer of 2024.

She then returned to Sweden in December 2024 and committed to a 5,200-mile and 11-hour journey to work from her home in Stockholm, racking up 30,000 miles and spending $1,500 so far since January.

On a per-diem schedule, Courtney works just four eight-hour shifts every month and can cluster her schedule to allow for a six-week break between work.


(American nurse Courtney El Refai, 31, makes the 5,200-mile commute from Stockholm to San Francisco to work as a NICU nurse because one 12-hour shift covers her monthly ren)


(Courtney makes the 11-hour journey to California four times a month to work eight-hour shifts, clustering her schedule to allow for a six-week break between work stints)

But although the travel time and different time zones may seem like an obstacle to acquiring more revenue, Courtney told Daily Mail: 'To be honest, I'm not struggling with jet lag as much as I thought I would.

'I earn more part-time as a nurse with travel included than a full-time nurse in Sweden.

'If I worked one 12-hour shift in California, I can pay for one month's rent here.

'Lots of nurses work 12 hours, but our hospital is different. we work eight but have the opportunity to work twelve hours with overtime.'

After taking the 11-hour flight to the States, Courtney rents a room from another nurse for $50-per-night to sleep between shifts and leaves her scrubs and car at the property when in Sweden.

Courtney believes her commute 'feels sustainable for quite a while' and has no plans to 'change anything anytime soon'.

She said: 'If I work weekends, I get extra, and if I'm training other nurses too, we get paid 25 percent more than normal staff.

'My work life balance is so much better now, I'm so far away I don't feel the urge or obligation to pick up extra shifts.


(She has traveled back and forth between Scandinavia and the US with her Swedish-born husband Rami, 39, and their 2-year-old daughter until December 2024, when they moved back to Sweden permanently)


(The mother-of-one said the commute feels sustainable and that her work-life balance has actually improved – flying back to the US feels like a 'mini vacation,' giving her a chance to catch up with friends)


(In Stockholm, Courtney is working toward Swedish citizenship and spends her free time learning the language. Becoming a licensed nurse in Sweden is a lengthy process, and nurses there earn just $30 an hour compared to the $116 she makes in San Francisco)

'It feels like a mini vacation flying away to work because I'm flying away from my obligations at home and can catch up with my friends in the US.

'The downsides are the time difference; it's nine hours, and it's hard to chat to my daughter and be away from my family for 10 days.'

Courtney previously flew a much shorter one-hour flight from Vancouver, Washington, to San Francisco for her current job before moving across the Atlantic.

With up to six weeks off in between her scheduled shifts, Courtney has lots of time to spare, feeling 'well rested' and missing her work after six weeks off leaves her 'restless'.

She is working on obtaining her Swedish citizenship and is learning the language in her free time as well as spending quality time with her little girl.

Courtney pays around $500 for her return flights every time she visits the US and, once she's paid for her accommodation, says she brings back roughly $5,000 in total after every eight-day stint working in the US.

She said: 'I pay for the commute myself and I book out at least two flights in advance.

'Since I'm flexible with when I work, I check the flights first to see what is cheapest and then book them.


(Courtney also said she pays for the commute herself and has spent $1,500 on flights since she began her travel routine in January)


(Even though the pay is higher in the US, Courtney says living in Sweden comes with major perks, including free daycare for her daughter and universal healthcare)

'Those days I've booked, I make my monthly schedule fit around them.'

Courtney is often asked why she is not a nurse in Sweden, but she insists there is 'quite a lengthy approval process'.

She said: 'I don't have a license to work as a nurse in Sweden and, to be honest, I'm not quite sure if I'll pursue that, the pay is quite a drastic difference.

'In the US, nurses are paid differently; in the San Francisco Bay Area, they have the highest-paid nurses in the country, and we have a nurses' union, which a lot of other countries don't have.

'It feels financially not worth it.

'From what I've looked at it's the high end of $30 per hour to work as a nurse in Sweden.

'The cost of living is so different here from the US, especially in San Francisco.

'Here my rent is $1,350 per month, and in Washington I was paying $2,600, so basically double.

'I also now have the benefits of living in Sweden, my daughter gets to go to day care almost for free, and healthcare is free.

'I do have to pay tax in both countries, but we have a double taxation treaty, so I don't have to pay tax on both monies twice.'

[littlek]

看她的badge这人应该是Sutter Health CPMC的。。。类似的badge在SF也只有他们有NICU

我估计这个名字是化名。北欧啥的估计人姥姥家在北欧，冲个眼球而已

我查到是dailymail的新闻，这个护士本来是美国的，去瑞典后再回美国找工作，可能人头熟，容易找到好工作吧。新闻里是说per diem。这个时薪确实高。这个护士也精力充沛。

[wh]

看她的badge这人应该是Sutter Health CPMC的。。。类似的badge在SF也只有他们有NICU

我估计这个名字是化名。北欧啥的估计人姥姥家在北欧，冲个眼球而已

这是个私立医院？很有钱？这个姓查出来说是阿拉伯姓。她看起来像是美国长大，以前住Washington，不知道是DC还是别的什么地方，后来嫁给瑞典人，所以移民瑞典吧。她还在学瑞典语，准备申请公民。她说瑞典房租便宜，只有Washington的一半。托儿所几乎免费。医疗免费。而她在美国挣的$116护士时薪比瑞典的$30时薪高近四倍，所以挣美国的钱在瑞典花特别爽

[littlek]

你太搞笑了，美国有私立的“医院”么？凡是上点规模的都是各种名义的public，私立的只有小诊所

这是个私立医院？很有钱？这个姓查出来说是阿拉伯姓。她看起来像是美国长大，以前住Washington，不知道是DC还是别的什么地方，后来嫁给瑞典人，所以移民瑞典吧。她还在学瑞典语，准备申请公民。她说瑞典房租便宜，只有Washington的一半。托儿所几乎免费。医疗免费。而她在美国挣的$116护士时薪比瑞典的$30时薪高近四倍，所以挣美国的钱在瑞典花特别爽

[wh]

在旧金山住旅馆不要钱？机票平均不止500吧。6周上班一次6x8x116，收入税前才5568，扣掉机票旅馆，税后大概还剩不到4000，一年3万

你算得真快！ 她租同事的房间，大概同事跟她正好错开夜班
After taking the 11-hour flight to the States, Courtney rents a room from another nurse for $50-per-night to sleep between shifts and leaves her scrubs and car at the property when in Sweden.
一年税后三万在瑞典不知道是不是够高？主要她能做她以前的工作，收入又高，就不在乎来回奔波了

[wh]

你太搞笑了，美国有私立的“医院”么？凡是上点规模的都是各种名义的public，私立的只有小诊所

不是说公立/政府的很少吗？nonprofit多，但还是私立的吧？不知道是不是for-profit医院大部分是小诊所。

AI Overview
Yes, the majority of hospitals in the United States are private, meaning they are not directly run by the government. These private hospitals can be either non-profit or for-profit (also known as proprietary).

Here's a breakdown:
Non-profit hospitals:
These hospitals are typically run by religious organizations, charities, or community groups.

For-profit hospitals:
These hospitals are owned by investors and aim to generate a profit for their shareholders, according to Wikipedia.

Public hospitals:
While less common than private hospitals, public hospitals do exist and are typically run by local or state governments.

[littlek]

per diem是没有tax的，per diem发1099,不预扣tax

医院的scrub一般都是刷卡机器里领的，不是自己花钱的，比如医生的各种绣了名字的外套也是领的，但也有很多医院需要自己买

你算得真快！ 她租同事的房间，大概同事跟她正好错开夜班
After taking the 11-hour flight to the States, Courtney rents a room from another nurse for $50-per-night to sleep between shifts and leaves her scrubs and car at the property when in Sweden.
一年税后三万在瑞典不知道是不是够高？主要她能做她以前的工作，收入又高，就不在乎来回奔波了

[littlek]

private的参与medicare很困难的，都是各种包装。医院，医生收某种保险，需要多年的修炼才有资格，比如在bay area臭名昭著的Kaiser的保险，医生搬到CA后至少需要2年的practice才有资格

不是说公立/政府的很少吗？nonprofit多，但还是私立的吧？不知道是不是for-profit医院大部分是小诊所。

AI Overview
Yes, the majority of hospitals in the United States are private, meaning they are not directly run by the government. These private hospitals can be either non-profit or for-profit (also known as proprietary).

Here's a breakdown:
Non-profit hospitals:
These hospitals are typically run by religious organizations, charities, or community groups.

For-profit hospitals:
These hospitals are owned by investors and aim to generate a profit for their shareholders, according to Wikipedia.

Public hospitals:
While less common than private hospitals, public hospitals do exist and are typically run by local or state governments.

[wh]

per diem是没有tax的，per diem发1099,不预扣tax

她的税还要按美国瑞典的double taxation treaty来交，比一般人还复杂一点。瑞典的税想来要比美国高吧。