Natalia Azarkina
- Yaroslav Zubko moved to New York in 2017 after building up his tech career in Ukraine.
- He's noticed key differences in the US and Ukraine tech work culture.
- Zubko said people in the US overwork more and place more emphasis on idea generation.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 34-year-old Yaroslav Zubko, who lives in New York, about his experience moving to the US for a tech job. The following has been edited for length and clarity.