kamilakamila
18 Apr 2018
Work / South African wants to move to Poland, please provide some input? [59]
Hi. Another South African wanting to emigrate. Well, that's not entirely accurate - I'm half Polish, quarter Scot and quarter Afrikaner. Therefore, my daughter and I have Polish citizenship. My husband is (white) Afrikaner (Dutch-French-Portuguese).
It is a given that we will need to learn Polish, especially since I have plenty of family in Poland that we would like to converse with.
I have one main question, how easy is it for professional people to find work in Poland? I have a masters degree in interior architectural design and my husband is an analytical chemist who is currently working in formulation and product development in the field of metal working fluids. Which city would be most suited to us? I'm guessing Cracow, but I have family in Wroclaw and Kedzierzyn-Kozle. I have a feeling, call it a hunch, that Katowice might be an option.
The reasons for us wanting to immigrate to Poland are twofold. Firstly, although we are qualified, hard-working and capable, my husband is working for a salary that is substantially lower than industry standard. This is due to the fact that he does not qualify as Employment Equity / Affirmative Action (he isn't black). Despite graduating with highest distinction and having 4 years design experience, I am not seeing any work coming my way. I also have experience in corporate identity, web and graphic design. We are in our early 30s.
Secondly, we are tired of living in terror. The state of the country is one where simple Neighbourhood Watch groups are having to go for semi-military training. This is especially since the policy of "Land Reclamation without Compensation" is now (violently) being put forward by political groups - the very same that chant the words "Kill The Whites".
PS. My father came to this country as an engineer in the 80s. He helped to build an industry that employed thousands of people. Since the late 90s, that industry has slowly eroded away, leaving all those people unemployed. Those people now blame the past regime for their current problems.
Thanks for any input and advice you may have to offer.
Hi. Another South African wanting to emigrate. Well, that's not entirely accurate - I'm half Polish, quarter Scot and quarter Afrikaner. Therefore, my daughter and I have Polish citizenship. My husband is (white) Afrikaner (Dutch-French-Portuguese).
It is a given that we will need to learn Polish, especially since I have plenty of family in Poland that we would like to converse with.
I have one main question, how easy is it for professional people to find work in Poland? I have a masters degree in interior architectural design and my husband is an analytical chemist who is currently working in formulation and product development in the field of metal working fluids. Which city would be most suited to us? I'm guessing Cracow, but I have family in Wroclaw and Kedzierzyn-Kozle. I have a feeling, call it a hunch, that Katowice might be an option.
The reasons for us wanting to immigrate to Poland are twofold. Firstly, although we are qualified, hard-working and capable, my husband is working for a salary that is substantially lower than industry standard. This is due to the fact that he does not qualify as Employment Equity / Affirmative Action (he isn't black). Despite graduating with highest distinction and having 4 years design experience, I am not seeing any work coming my way. I also have experience in corporate identity, web and graphic design. We are in our early 30s.
Secondly, we are tired of living in terror. The state of the country is one where simple Neighbourhood Watch groups are having to go for semi-military training. This is especially since the policy of "Land Reclamation without Compensation" is now (violently) being put forward by political groups - the very same that chant the words "Kill The Whites".
PS. My father came to this country as an engineer in the 80s. He helped to build an industry that employed thousands of people. Since the late 90s, that industry has slowly eroded away, leaving all those people unemployed. Those people now blame the past regime for their current problems.
Thanks for any input and advice you may have to offer.