work in denmark

[Bod]

It's like semi-retirement: you've got the money sorted and everything nicely planned, but it's boring.

I think I know what you mean. However, if I get bored I'll just go climb the Shreckhorn or float around the Therme @ Vals. Simple pleasures !

A move to CH is a while off for me though, first I need to vastly improve my German.

[Ardesco]

have just had a call offering work for 3 months in denmark, starting asap

any advice from those in the know?

trying to decide what rate to quote to them, i currently charge circa £500 a day for work in UK via an agency (obviously that's not concrete dependant on location, role etc.) that goes up to £800/£900 a day if direct with the End Business

thoughts?

I've had an e-mail offering the same thing sent to me about 5 times now. Look's like they are either not having much luck or they want somebody cheaper.

[tim123]

How strange to see such a response to something posted by Threaded.

Well yes. But if it's true I'd like to know more.

One of the things I have discovered about working here is, they are much less 'application' specific when looking for people and concentrate more on general skills.

Thus, if there really are finance jobs in CPH paying twice what I am on now (available to English speakers), I am much more likely to be considered than I would be in the UK. Even if they reduced the rate because of the missing application knowledge it would still be good by comparison with <insert name of large telecomms company>.

tim

[Lucy]

Loads of work in Denmark. Truth be told most Danes work for the state in one way or the other or are 'unemployed' (they have a fancy way of hiding the really high level of unemployment) so most of the real work is done by foreigners, and there are an awful lot of foreigners.

If you're not expecting to stay long use your UK company. If less than 3 years, try and get on the experts tax rate. If longer get yourself a good accountant.

Learn the language as soon as you can, it is pretty hard unless you can get on a course, as no two speak it quite the same, but the more words you know the less often you'll suffer a violent assault for being a foreigner (only had one myself last year, but have already had one this year). Remember that we're all black to them. Can be an enlightening experience, but many ex-pats really hate it and leave quickly. One kommune is practically impossible for a foreigner to get to live, can't remember it's name right now, it's up north a little from København and there're a good few IT companies there, so if you find it difficult to register and find somewhere to live local to your work, don't fuss it, you'll just have to commute. As many Danes will tell you, if you don't like it you can always fsck off back to where you came from.

There's this thing called 'Jantelov', which is a flowered up jealousy thing. You've never met jealousy in all its green eyed glory as you'll find here. So, if you get asked about your car: you don't have one. If asked about how much you're paid: complain the dustbin man gets more. If given 2 weeks to do a 5 minute task, take 3 weeks. Remember to say how marvelous everything is, for example, when tripped up by rubbish in the street say how at least they're cleaner than where you come from. They know it's all bollox, but is Jantelov.

They all like to think they are the best in the world at what they do. Truth be told there are quite a few good ones but they've mostly left the country, and the rest suffer serious insecurity issues, and need their egos stroked constantly. Never, ever, point out just how appallingly bad the 'thing' your working on is. Give quiet suggestions about how it might be improved, and make that look like it was someone-else's, preferably some danish co-workers, idea.

Management is often barking mad. Many managers pride themselves on having zero technical knowledge. Meetings, they love meetings. Often times you'll maybe have two 2-hour progress meetings a day and they'll be baffled as to why nothing is getting done. For which reason never, ever, go on a daily rate, always an hourly one. They will rack up the hours if they can get away with it.

Oh, and it is just like England exactly like it.

threaded in "måske" mode

[ThomasSoerensen]

Thomas - do you use your real name?!

I always assumed that person on facebook was Milan for some reason!!

I use my real name - yes.

Milan should feel insulted .

[threaded]

The secret to the Danish happiness has been found.

They have extremely low expectations for the future.

Then when they go through a year without getting fired, divorced, beheaded and boiled they are extremely happy.

I think that is not the right way of achieving happiness.

That is one of the reasons I left that miserable country.

I have learned to embrace low expectations and be happy.

Mit tag er af strå, så jeg behover en tækkemand. Jeg fandt en tækkemand, og han sagde han vill komme den femte juni. Han kom igår så kun et halvt år forsinket. Det er bedre end mange projekter jeg arbjder på...

[Pinto]

Mit tag er af strå, så jeg behover en tækkemand. Jeg fandt en tækkemand, og han sagde han vill komme den femte juni. Han kom igår så kun et halvt år forsinket. Det er bedre end mange projekter jeg arbjder på...

Sorry mate, swinging is with other couples only.
You could try dogging!

HTH

[ThomasSoerensen]

I have learned to embrace low expectations and be happy.

Mit tag er af strå, så jeg behover en tækkemand. Jeg fandt en tækkemand, og han sagde han vill komme den femte juni. Han kom igår så kun et halvt år forsinket. Det er bedre end mange projekter jeg arbjder på...

I stedet for at gaa igang med at faa lavet nyt koekken i starten af 2006 flyttede jeg hele familien til mellemoesten. Nu er det en eller anden lejer der hygger sig med at lave mad i et halvgammelt koekken :-)

Og projektforsinkelser er det der giver os guldure, ikke sandt :-)

[Churchill]

Sorry mate, swinging is with other couples only.
You could try dogging!

HTH

[threaded]

I stedet for at gaa igang med at faa lavet nyt koekken i starten af 2006 flyttede jeg hele familien til mellemoesten. Nu er det en eller anden lejer der hygger sig med at lave mad i et halvgammelt koekken :-)

Og projektforsinkelser er det der giver os guldure, ikke sandt :-)

Ja, mit hus er mange år gamlet. Det var gamelt da Charles X Gustav af Sverige og Kong Fredierik III af Danmark mødtes i min have til forhandling om traktat Taastrup.