Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

Perhaps you, too, need to reread the OP's post and my answer to it for the context of anything I wrote. My guess is that you came up with a context of your own that has nothing to do with that exchange.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]


Why, I don't know. But you went far beyond anything that I ever wrote and supplemented it with your own thoughts, which did not follow from anything I wrote.

As for the rest, it has no bearing on anything that I actually wrote.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

Perhaps you should read the OP's post and my answer to it before commenting on either. Then you would know "why the flippin' Norah not.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]


No. Which is why the rest of what you wrote has no connection to what I actually said, just to what you imagine I said. The "implication" you are referring to happened in your own head.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

@Lyzko

I can't see any connection between what I wrote and what you wrote. You're apparently reading something into what I wrote that isn't actually there.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

@Lyzko

Whatever are you talking about? And who are you responding to?

Study / STUDYING IN POZNAN ( dont delete plz i need some advice!) [4]

@redxel

Your thread and the answers to it have been moved to the thread called "Easy to find a part time job in Poznan" down below.

Study / STUDYING IN POZNAN ( dont delete plz i need some advice!) [4]

Mods: be careful about merging new threads into old threads where the OP would not suspect they have been merged to. We lose a lot of OPs because of that, and waste a lot of time writing answers that the OPs will never see.

Study / STUDYING IN POZNAN ( dont delete plz i need some advice!) [4]

Your questions have already been answered down below. Look before posting over and over again.

Study / Study in Poland without English IELTS? [28]

@RubasznyRumcajs

You can't study law in India without at least being able to read in English. The law system is based on English common law, and the lingua franca of the country is English. My guess is that, if he studied law at all, it had to be at some fly-by-night fake school. Or maybe he's one of those many Indians who purchased falsified certificates and has convinced himself that he really does have a law degree. There's something fishy going on here.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

@Harry

Actually, Harry, you're overstating your case a bit.

Are there EFL teachers in Poland that make more than 8,000 PLN a month? Yes, there are. I was one myself. Moved on to translating and mentoring, though, because it paid a lot more, and was a lot more interesting.

Are there "many" of them? Not really. They are a small minority of EFL teachers. They are generally long-term residents who came when the market was much friendlier, and the bulk of them operate as independent agents. Some have established their own schools. Most of them have some specialist qualifications that enable them to sell themselves on the highly competitive but highly profitable business/legal/medical/technical market.

Where I really disagree with you is your overly liberal use of the word "easy". And your tendency to count chickens before they are hatched. By far most EFL teachers starting this year will never realize such income potential, nor can they ever hope to, no matter what they do. They don't have the specialist knowledge, experience, credibility and marketing savvy, and never will. Even for those who have all of the above, it is also a much tougher row to hoe than fifteen, twenty years ago, most especially for those from outside of the EU, as is the OP. For unqualified greenies like him, there is practically no chance that he will be able to make any serious money, ever, even if he were to somehow land a job somewhere. There would be very little point in investing the time and effort, and money in terms of opportunity cost, into pursuing this as a career. There are a gazillion better ways for him to earn his way in life.

Study / Study in Poland without English IELTS? [28]

For someone who claims to have studied law, presumably in India, it is downright atrocious.

Study / Study in Poland without English IELTS? [28]

@Jigs Dholakiya

American who lived a long time in Poland. Your English is awful. You will not be able to study anywhere except, maybe, India. Even as far as Indians go, your English is very poor.

Study / Student from Nepal travelling to Poland with dependent for further studies. Any job? [87]

@rinzi sherpa

Forget about finding a job in Poland. If you cannot afford to pay for 100% of your studies without working, forget about studying in Poland. Make your plans on the very safe assumption that you will never be able to earn even a single penny during your studies in Poland, and will never be able to find work there.

Study / Study in Poland without English IELTS? [28]

@Jigs Dholakiya

Your English is not good enough to study in a foreign country, and it will take several years of hard work before it is. Forget about studying anywhere except India.

USA, Canada / Polish people/store/restaurants in Chicago [7]

@chaser79

Twenty five years ago, there were tons of Polish shops and restaurants along Milwaukee in Avondale, but most of them are gone now as Polish people have spread out to other parts of the city and the suburbs. A few remain, though. As for restaurants, the Red Apple Buffet at 6474 N. Milwaukee is a good place to start. Andy's Deli at 5442 N. Milwaukee has great sausages of many different types. Kasia's Deli at 2101 W. Chicago is worth a visit, too.

Life / Inquiry about prescribed medicines in Poland - Xanax, benzodiazepines [30]

Both drugs are available in Poland.

Study / Study in Poland without English IELTS? [28]

Without being able to understand English very well, there is no point in studying anywhere besides your own country. You will certainly fail. IELTS is a bare minimum, and if you can't pass that, then you are definitely not going to be able to understand the course material. Even students with IELTS have a great deal of difficulty until they develop real proficiency.

Sorry, but your plan of studying abroad is totally unrealistic if you cannot pass a basic test like IELTS.

Work / Native English looking for a teaching job in Poland [135]

@Ray20607

Unless you are very special indeed, extremely few schools are going to go through the trouble of hiring a non-EU national on a real work contract and getting a work permit for them. It's a lot less hassle to hire someone from the UK or Ireland, or one of the non-EU nationals already living in Poland. Or hire a Polish non-native speaker instead.

Sorry, but the ship for teaching TEFL for green non-EU nationals sailed long ago, not only in Poland, but just about anywhere in Europe.

You might find a school in some small town far off of the beaten track in Eastern Poland that is so desperate for a native speaker that they might be willing to go through the hassle for you, but practically any school in a city.

Also, native speakers from any country are not in demand as they were fifteen years ago. Wages have stagnated while the cost of living has increased. Like I said, that ship has sailed. Certainly for non-EU nationals.

Work / Job in Poland Bydgoszcz - Is there an Indian community here? [26]

@vofi

Judging by the fat that the number of questions on this forum about jobs for people from outside the EU has gone down a lot in the last year or so, I would say that it seems you missed the window of opportunity, or, at best, are experiencing the tail end of it. More telling is the fact that questions from people who have already been offered jobs have become rather rare.

My guess is that a lot of the jobs that would have been offered to Indians and other third-worlders are now going to Ukrainians, whose presence in the country has increased dramatically over the last few years. Or that the outsourcing centers that would hire third-worlders have already achieved their staffing goals.

I see from your other post that you have at least made it as far as the interview phase with one company. At least that means that your skill set is still somewhat in demand. All you can do for now is be patient and keep trying. It's not a totally hopeless situation yet.

Work / Information about jobs for Indian students in Poland [286]

@Rahulraj

The long and short of it is that wages in Poland are A LOT lower than wages in Germany. A real lot. Especially for someone who speaks German. So much so that you would have to think very hard before making such a move UNLESS you got hired by a western company at western wages. Do your research and do your math well. The important number is how much you can put in the bank at the end of the month. Low savings potential is what makes Poland unattractive for foreign workers, who usually end up moving on to the west in search of better jobs.

As a SAP consultant, you will find a job for sure, and the pay will be good by Polish standards, but you will be able to save up only a small fraction of what you can save up in Germany.

They don't speak German in Poland, and Polish is not at all similar to German. It might help you find work that is outsourced from Germany, though. Practically all of the work that is available to an Indian in Poland is outsourced from richer countries specifically because wages in Poland are much lower.

Work / Information about jobs for Indian students in Poland [286]

@Rahulraj

Why would you want to get a job in Poland, rather than in Germany, were wages and savings potential are much higher, especially since you can speak German? That just doesn't make any sense.

Work / What salaries are for IT specialists (Senior QA Engineer) in Poland? [59]

Oh, and no, your wife cannot work on a dependent visa in Germany, and it is unlikely that anyone would hire her. She would have to get her own work visa and residence permit. You would be treated as two separate unrelated people as far as working is concerned.

Like I said, wait until you BOTH have GREAT offers in a RICH country BEFORE you come.

Work / What salaries are for IT specialists (Senior QA Engineer) in Poland? [59]

@vishrocks21

He said that the job in Berlin is going to work out LESS, so no, he did not recommend you take the job in Berlin. Nor would I.

Your wife finding a job AFTER she arrives will generally be harder than her finding a job BEFORE she arrives, so going to Berlin on the assumption that your wife will find a job there is rather risky. Wait until you both have good offers BEFORE you leave your current jobs.

Work / What salaries are for IT specialists (Senior QA Engineer) in Poland? [59]

@vishrocks21

The choice is between keeping your jobs in India with being able to save 2000 Euros a month, and between taking those jobs in Poland with being able to save the same amount of money, not more.

It all depends on what you hope to gain by taking those jobs in Poland. And how much you stand to lose by giving up your home court advantage by leaving your jobs in India. There is no immediate purely financial advantage in moving to Poland.

If you are able to save 2000 Euro a month in India, that means that you are quite wealthy by Indian standards. The quality of life you have now is enviable.

In Poland, to save 2000 Euro a month, you would have to live on 6500 PLN a month. That is reasonably comfortable, if you are careful, but it's not the high life that you probably now take for granted in India.

You are not going to get a much better savings potential unless you and your wife both get much better paying jobs in a richer country. The one job you mentioned in Germany is going to pay about 3000 Euro net, which, taking into account the cost of living, is going to work out less in terms of savings than your jobs in India or those jobs in Poland.

Personally, I would stick with your jobs in India for the moment and concentrate on building your personal networks so that you can both find good jobs in a richer country. The best jobs are advertised person to person, face to face in the real world. You find them not by dealing with HR departments or recruiters, or by relying on internet sites, but by getting in direct contact with the hiring manager. Concentrate on adding colleagues who work, or have worked, in richer countries to your network. They have the best idea about how to find work there and can tell you how to get in direct contact with hiring managers.

Good luck!

Food / Mexican food store in Poland (online) [5]


You do know that you have to start these plants indoors about the end of February and transplant them outdoors once the threat of frost is past? If you sow them outside, they probably won't mature before fall.

Food / Mexican food store in Poland (online) [5]

@cldagy

For anchos, guajillas, pasillas, mulatos, mecos, moritals, cascabels and other dried chiles, have them shipped to you from Mexico. Same with Ibarra chocolate and mote.

If you like New Mexico or California chiles, have them sent to you from the States.

For poblanos, serranos, Anaheims, jalapenos, and other fresh chiles, you're going to have to get the seeds and grow them yourself. Probably the same with cilantro. Plantains you will just have to do without. Bananas make a terrible substitute.

Chorizo you're going to have to learn to make yourself.

Masa harina you can buy in most large shopping malls. They usually have a store called Kuchnia Świata or something similar, and they have limited Mexican items. You can also order online from them.

Everything else you can find in Polish stores and shops. Is there anything particular you are looking for?

Law / IMPORTING VODKA FROM POLAND TO MY COUNTRY [2]

@Riezl

Importing alcohol is a challenging business even for those who have abundant experience in import/export. It's definitely not a venture for a newbie to the business, as you seem to be. And certainly not for someone who does not have considerable capital. You have a lot of studying and consulting to do before you could even start thinking of that sort of business.

You're not going to get much help on internet forums. You'll need to consult with people who have actual experience in exporting and importing spirits from the EU to the Philippines. For example, there is a well-developed and rapidly expanding supply line already in place that exports brandy from Spain to the Philippines. If you have sufficient capital, you may be able to find a way to piggy-back Polish vodka onto their shipments, or join forces with them in other ways.

Law / INVITATION FOR POLAND'S VISA PROCESS - graduated student [3]


Universities do not issue official invitation letters for something like graduation events. At best, they will only confirm that such an event is taking place, and that you are a member of the graduating class. They will not write anything stating that your attendance is required. They can send you your diploma in the mail.

Your "girlfriend's" family is highly unlikely to go through the hassle and financial risk of getting an official invitation for you.

The consul is not stupid, and will see right away that the real reason you are coming to Poland is to stay and seek work. Since he cannot determine that you will return to your own country when the visa expires, he will probably deny your visa on those grounds. You cannot demonstrate that you have strong ties to your own country.

I think you are wasting your time and money. Work a few years in India to get experience, then apply for a job in the EU. Forget about the "girlfriend".

Love / How common or culturally accepted is divorce in Poland? [43]

@unknownuser1

The error you are making is focusing on "countries", rather than societies. Poland is not culturally monolithic. There is a huge difference between younger, liberal, well-educated, high-earning, secularized urban residents and those who are older, conservative, less educated, poorer and religious rural dwellers. They might as well live on two different planets. Divorce would generate little controversy in the first group, but be highly stigmatized by the second. Being divorced in a religious rural setting can upset your relations with family and friends, and exclude you from being accepted in local society. Of course, people living in those circumstances are more reluctant to divorce.

It's hard to make generalizations about a country that is so deeply fractured in terms of culture.