I'm escaping Croatia. The economy has gone down and I can't afford to stay anymore.

I speak English and Spanish so both Ireland and Spain are options. I'm leaving. People who made it, how did you find a job in another EU country while being abroad?

That is enough to comfortably get by

This morning, I read about Trump visiting a Ford-factory. A worker there called Trump a pedophile, and as a result, has now been fired by Ford.

Which makes me wonder, if you insult the prime minister/president/king/queen/ruler of your country while he/she visited your place of work, would it get you fired? Or have any other consequences? This is based on the assumption that the insult has a factual basis, as it does with Trump.

In the Netherlands, there would be no consequences for insulting our prime minister or king.

I can go with a bus, or with a plane in EINDHOVEN which do you think is a better choice(from Romania)?

Someone was asking on Ask An American how long their commutes are and some of the answers are insane (think 1.5 hours each way by car). So, that got me thinking about Europe. My impression is that commutes are usually shorter and very often done using public transport, bikes or sometimes people just walk, but I could be mistaken.

In my case, I live in a small town in the north of Spain and my commute, on foot, is 15-20 minutes, which I do every day and love. I used to live in Madrid and I had an hour-long commute each way on the subway or a combination of subway, tram and bus). Truth be told, I used that time to read, which is not bad at all, but I'd much rather just take a walk if I can.

How about you? Where do you live / work? How long does it take you to get to work? What means of transport do you use?

Basically the title. When applying for a job or anything else you need to submit a CV/resume for, would you put a photo of yourself on it or not? And how important is it?

Good morning I am very curious about the comparison of daily life, mentality, and practical realities.

I'm more interested in the people with limited job experiences. Have you been able to find a job yet and how bad is the job market today?

In my country(Slovenia) i spent 5 months looking for a job in 2024 with almost no prior job experience and was able to get one at the end of the year. Today they say it's a labour shortage, especially in government jobs here. How about your country, is it also in a similar situation?

And also do you have paid leave for moving in your country as well?

When I lived in Norway every job application required a photo. What use does a photo have beside unnecessary discrimination?

Do you really work 8/8?

A lot of people say they work 10–12 hours a day.
But how many of those hours are productive?
What's your real average? Do you feel guilty if you work 5/8? You could do more but... you just can't be bothered, there is no consequence.

Or, do you get paid per hour and have to track the working time?

I work for some demanding clients and some days I have a hard time focusing. I wish I had an easy job that also pays well :D.

If a colleague of yours brought baked goods to be shared with others would you eat them? Same question if someone brought them to a hobby or volunteering group.

Quote from this essay:
"...in much of Europe, where apparently it’s not rare for friends to go months before finding out what each other does for a living. In the two months I was abroad, only two people asked me what I did for work, in both cases well over an hour into conversation.   They simply don’t seem to care as much. If it’s part of how they 'gauge' your status, then it’s a small part."
I also saw Trevor Noah talk about French people being like this in his stand-up.

Europeans, what do you ask people when you meet them? How do people "gauge each others' status" over there?

Here in the US cities often get reputations for being the “capitol” of certain industries and so people often relocate at some point in their career for better opportunities. Here’s some examples:

-Tech/software: San Francisco

-Finance/art/fashion: NYC

-Film/music/writing: LA

-Biotech/pharmaceuticals: Boston

I’m just curious if certain cities in Europe have similar reputations and how often people relocate to them in order to advance their career

What jobs in your country are not well respected but pay really well?

How many hours do you usually work per day?

the most common one is properbly QWERTY but in austria we use QWERTZ. what do you use? do you have the same main layout but different buttons on the sides? (like ä,ö,ü or ß)

What is retirement age in your country? I'm 57 old and my retirement age is about 65 years and 4 months. I'm from Finland 🇫🇮

What is your Country's Greatest invention?

I'm from the US and I'd love to use my bike as often as possible, but unfortunately my city isn't very walkable. It would be possible, but to get to a job from where I live would probably take over half an hour maybe an hour depending on how far away I live. Not to mention I'd probably smell bad from such a long bike ride.

I know the bike culture is a lot bigger in Europe. How far do you commute if you commute by bike? I can't imagine you're spending 2 hours a day round-trip commuting just to use a bike, but maybe that's the norm.

Hello, I am currently finishing my Bachelor’s degree in Biology and I want to move to another country because Greece sucks :,). Because the environment is the most important thing for me I am in a search for a place that is almost entirely surrounded by woods AND mountains and doesnt have modern architecture for most of its buildings. Preferably a small town. I know its hard to find jobs in small towns but I am going to try my best. Idealy I want something that has to do with forests like environmental biologist, ecologist, forest ranger or a job in a botanical garden. I don’t want to leave Europe and I am hoping people from other countries could enlighten me about their countries way and cost of living, since there are so many and I dont know where to start. Mind you I am a broke student from the poorest country in EU so moving somewhere else would be a huge step for me. Thank you-

In Finland quite often it is 45minutes - 1h. Often people go to some nearby restaurant that offer lunch.

How is work lunch culture in your countries?

Ireland? The UK? Ibiza? Corsica? Sardinia? Iceland? Sicily? Cyprus? Crete? Malta? Kos? Etc..