Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]


Indeed, a crucial difference. And one that determines if you get about 3,500zl/month or >6,500zl/month.

I know several Polish people having studied Danish philology in Gdansk or Poznan, and they get only half of what a native speaker pulls. Danish is a very difficult language to learn (let alone pronounce), and maybe the employers know this. What is more, unfortunately many Danish people do not appreciate the effort foreigners make while trying to speak Danish, if it is not flawless sometimes they even hang up or ask for a native. If you are employed in a call center/outsourcing center then you are on the phone many hours every day. I guess this is why a native speaker takes home double that of a non-native speaker...

Anyway, it is a fact that the nordic speakers are paid the most. That is a fact. We are a scarce resource :)

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]


...but then you would need to learn the Polish language. I doubt any company would hire any person with unrealistic salary demands to work on the Polish market having no Polish language skills. Many Polish people speak English well enough to beat foreigners to these jobs so unless you have some very specific qualifications for that particular job it is a long road. I have tried that myself and either turned down the job myself because of "low" salary or been turned down because of insufficient Polish language skills.

Work / Salary expectations in Poland [373]

Martin,

I am Danish and have been living and working in Krakow for the past two years, using my native language skills as the primary asset (I also have a M.Sc. but this is not very relevant in relation to what I'm hired to do). Your demands of 9.000 PLN is a little off, I started out with 7K and now has 8K (incl. medical care and other social benefits) and that is a VERY WELL PAID job. I know other Danish natives who earn a lot less doing exactly the same job. I know that the job market in Krakow for Danish natives is under-populated these days, as I frequently receive phone calls and emails from recruitment agencies trying to tempt me to change. You can send me a private message through these boards if you have any further worries.

Don't let other users scare you from coming to Poland, it is in many ways a fantastic country but has, like Denmark, also its flaws.

BR
Benz

Life / Pepkowka (I will be a father in a few month) [8]


I think it means the baby's belly button, as it is a celebration of the birth.

Life / Pepkowka (I will be a father in a few month) [8]



Thank you!


It will be a "men only" event.


Small translation of this saying, please?