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Joined: 26 Aug 2013 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 5 Oct 2013
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Holendrem   
5 Oct 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

let me ask you this: if a Polish person went to Holland to take a job in an international company, should that person get paid more than other Dutch workers because he speaks native Polish?

If you read a few replies back you can read my answer. Yes, a native speaker should always get paid more, why? They know the language much more then students that learning any language at the university. Native speakers can use their own language at work - believe me 99% of all international companies in Poland pay native Dutch around 1 - 2.5K netto more

to native speakers. If you apply for a JOB at IBM you get as Polish + second language 3K gross and a native will get 4K gross.
Holendrem   
27 Sep 2013
Work / Young dutch graduate (social sciences at university level) - job prospects in Poland? [15]

Tip: It sounds you did not do any research about the costs to live in Poland. Please do first research before thinking about your salary. Even from 3K netto you can life if you plan everything ok. 6K netto is for a entry/mid really the maximum what you can expect for a native speaker. I am Dutch too, and believe me you have to find the right company for a good, decent salary.
Holendrem   
25 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

Terry, this is not relevant to the topic. First of all be happy that forgeiners want to move to Poland and work here, support their choice.

Not every single person care about the money when they immigrate. Am I complaining about money? Yes, maybe a little bit - so what?
Can I not complain when I am not happy with my salary? Ofcourse I can - what is your problem?
Holendrem   
25 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

@david It is not that difficult to live of that amount of money. If you calculate everything good you can even leave some money if you do not spend it for stupid things.

There are still many reasons to pay more and hire native speakers instead of a Polish speaker with Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Finnish or whatever. This is anyway

not relevant to the topic anymore - my question has been answered and topic can be closed.
Holendrem   
25 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

so you may have learned in basic-level ec

+1

A native speaker knows the language much better then a Polish person that studied in Poznan or Wroclaw. Natives know more insides of the language and they usally get more paid.

I heard that IBM pay native NL speakers 4000 gross and Polish-Dutch speakers 3000. If I had a company I will always prefer native speakers. There are many reasons why they should

paid a native speaker more.
Holendrem   
24 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

You can ask why you're

Thanks for your reply!
I have mailed my manager (as I work from a city 10 KM away) that I wanna talk with her as soon I return from my holiday,

and told her where to talk about and she said: No problem - lets meet each other when you are back so it sounds positive,

I am still calculating my salary on the things that I do for the company and all things - I will just ask for a amount of 3500/4000 netto

and if she will not pay me that at least I will smoothly let her know that I will not stay for a long period then anymore and just

start applying for a another job :)
Holendrem   
22 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

I will really do that - I have spoken with many natives in Gdańsk, Warsaw, Katowice, Wroclaw and also Krakow and they earn all minimum 3200 - 3500 netto so I really think I get underpaid.

I will plan a meeting with my manager directly after my holiday to discuss it - I am happy that I am good friends with her in private and at work so it make it easier to talk about it.

@Local_fela Are that also call center jobs or different kind of jobs? Have to compare it a little bit with my situation :-)
Holendrem   
22 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

Thank all for the replies.
Leaving for me is not an option because I like to work for this company - I am first going to talk with my manager and talk about my

salary and see how they will reply on my request to give me a raise to 3000 - 3500 netto and then I will think about leaving. I know

the salaries of people in my team and they are higher then mine so it should be easily possible to discuss this first :-).
Holendrem   
21 Sep 2013
Work / 3500 PLN gross - not happy with my salary (working in Warsaw for an international company) [55]

Hi all,

I live and work in Warsaw for a international company and I am of course a native Dutch speaker and I am doubting if my salary

is ok or if I have to ask really fast for a higher raise. I am earning at the moment 2450 zł netto that is around 3500 gross and

when I compare my salary with friend of my in other companies with the some experience like me in the sector (Customer service)
they earn like; 5000 - 7000 zł in Warsaw, Krakow or even in Katowice.

I am one of the hardest workers in our team and my boss told me this and she is really happy with me in the team and that i

why she gave me a permanent contract but I am doubting about my salary and for the duties that I do and the high amount

of productivity for the company (inclusive overtime, administration) I think I deserve as native speaker at least 3,500 zł netto.
Do you guys think this is a realistic request? Or do you think it is not realistic and should not even think about it? Friends of

mine earn almost double what I earn.... and I do not want to leave my company because I love my team and work!

I am looking forward for advice :)
Holendrem   
26 Aug 2013
Work / Next work contract extended to permanent. How does it work in Poland? [4]

Hi all,

I received today the confirmation from my manager that my contract will be extended to a permanent contract
as soon my current contract will end. How does it work in Poland? Can they extend your contract by only telling
you or do I have to sign it before it will be end? I cannot find any information about this in my current contract
my current contract only state that if they wanna fire me that they have to announce this two weeks before.

I hope someone knows the answer here.

Dziekuje bardzo :).