Belgium as a permie

[SueEllen]

You mean just talking slowly and loudly at them in English won't work?

Damn. That's that plan ruined!

It works until they say - "You have a funny English accent" and "Why don't you speak properly like on [insert name of American TV program]" or more importantly until you have a problem in your rental apartment and they decide they can't understand you so can't fix it.


BTW these things are common around Europe.

[DaveB]

You do realise that Belgium uses more than one language don't you?

Least with Sweden, Germany, Netherlands etc they speak one language in the country so you only have to bother learning one which would make it easier for you to change jobs.

You mean just talking slowly and loudly at them in English won't work?

Damn. That's that plan ruined!

[SueEllen]

You do realise that Belgium uses more than one language don't you?

Least with Sweden, Germany, Netherlands etc they speak one language in the country so you only have to bother learning one which would make it easier for you to change jobs.

[PropertyCrashUK]

The fact that Belgium does not have a Government seems irrelevant. Most North Africans can only dream of not having a government

As a permanent employee you will not have to worry about employer social security at 35% and a car will most likely be included in the salary package in order to reduce your tax burden
Calculate 13% social security less tax as per the tax tables which you can look up on the internet plus the car which is hardly taxed and make your decision

Good points - but how long after moving to Belgium do you lose your British sense of humour?

[Brussels Slumdog]

No Government seems irrelevant

No.

How can you consider working in a country that has not had a govt for 250 days?

The fact that Belgium does not have a Government seems irrelevant. Most North Africans can only dream of not having a government

As a permanent employee you will not have to worry about employer social security at 35% and a car will most likely be included in the salary package in order to reduce your tax burden
Calculate 13% social security less tax as per the tax tables which you can look up on the internet plus the car which is hardly taxed and make your decision

[PropertyCrashUK]

No.

If you are going to go permie in Europe then go to Holland, Norway, Sweden, Germany as those countries look after their workers and they are not Belgium.

How can you consider working in a country that has not had a govt for 250 days?

[swamp]

No.

[DaveB]

Any thoughts?

Culture, language, cost of living.