Finance Work in Poland - is it hard for a non-Polish speaking person?

neasden1Threads: 1 Joined: Nov 17, 10 ♂	Nov 17, 10, 19:54 #1
Hi, Thinking of moving to Poznan with my new wife. I was wondering if work is hard to come by for a non Polish speaking person. My profession is accountancy. Teaching English may be an option- but do you think I can make a decent living from that. Many Thanks!

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Edited by: delphiandomine Nov 17, 10, 20:05 #2

Well, ask yourself several questions -

1) Are you comfortable with a significant drop in living standards? If you're an accountant, I guess you'll be taking home at least 20k a year in the UK - you're just not going to see the same kind of money here.

2) Can you cope with the environment? Poland is rather unpredictable and frustrating at times - if you want stability, it's not a good place. It's also not a great place to bring up kids. As an adventure, it's great - but if you want to have a future, it's not so great.

3) Are you happy putting your career on hold? There's not much in the way of such work in Poznan unless you're relocated - I know the "big" names are cutting costs to the bone at the minute.

4) As for teaching English - would you be happy doing this for years on end? Could you drag yourself out of a warm flat at 7am in December to go out into -20c temperatures - and likewise, not get home until 9:30pm in warm, summer evenings when you'd rather be in the pub having a drink? Also, the unpredictable, varied hours. "Normal" is 7-9am, then 5-9pm in the evening. It's demanding physically and mentally - especially in winter!

It's not impossible, but you need to consider yourself first - would you be happy throwing everything you've studied away just for the sake of living here?

On the other hand - if you have money to come here and invest, then it could be a great place for you.

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