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I'm from Canada. Want to stay in Poland longer but need a job, read what I have to say.


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EurasianThreads: 4
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Joined: Oct 19, 08 ♂ 		 Aug 25, 11, 20:50    #1
Heya buds I am a 21 year old from Vancouver, Canada currently residing in Lomianki (10 km from Warszawa). I am half Polish half Persian and know adequate Polish and am enjoying life here in Poland but I need a real job, I currently work at my uncles construction company but with a 1500 zloty income per month is low for me plus I hate the job.

I live at my grandparents so that's a plus, I was thinking of taking bartending courses so I can work as a bartender w Warszawie. Does anyone have any experiences this? Do bartenders make decent cash? I searched on the internet for these questions but didn't find much info.

Oh and also does anyone know some quick ways on how to learn Polish? I'm slowly learning but the grammar is some tough stuff, are there any programs on the internet that can help me with this or maybe some Polish teaching schools for foreigners?

I know it might sound silly that I left Canada for Poland but I love family and this beautiful country even though some things are harder here.

Thanks for those who reply!
IronsideThreads: 59
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Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂ 		 Aug 25, 11, 21:14    #2
learn the lingo! without that you can forget about getting different job.
there is no easy ways to learn a language, there is only one advice I can give, do not think about that just learn ....
delphiandomineThreads: 42
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but with a 1500 zloty income per month is low for me


And what makes you think you'll earn more as a bartender?

With no Polish, you really don't have much options. I'd suggest concentrating on the Polish rather than on some courses that no-one cares less about anyway.
MidasThreads: 2
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Joined: Jul 19, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: Midas  Aug 25, 11, 23:59    #4
Heya bud,

Reading your post one might think that crazy Velociraptors were out on the prowl in Vancouver. You are so desperate to stay in Poland , makes one wonder whether you're really from Vancouver and not Karachi or Islamabad :-)

Other than that:
I am half Polish half Persian and know adequate Polish

Oh and also does anyone know some quick ways on how to learn Polish?

Well, don't tell us your Polish is "adequate" then. Most likely the very reason why the only thing you're getting paid to do is construction.

So do what Ironside said and learn the language if you're that desperate to stay.

Or go back to Canada ( or wherever home is ).
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Joined: Nov 18, 07 ♂ 		 Aug 26, 11, 09:59    #5
go back to canada. You'll make AT LEAST 4 times that (take home) any how over there. Starting wage for a labourer is 16/hour and that's with no experience. Bartending is also way more lucrative over there. Are you really Canadian or are you in the process of trying to "redocument" yourself?
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Go back to Vancouver, get an education, then come back.
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Joined: May 21, 10 ♂ 		 Aug 26, 11, 14:02    #7
residing in Lomianki (10 km from Warszawa)


There are quite a lot of import/export companies in Lomianki/ Kielpin - especially on the Wybrzeże Gdyńskie, why not try knocking on doors and presenting your CV.
MidasThreads: 2
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Joined: Jul 19, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: Midas  Aug 26, 11, 17:57    #8
Are you really Canadian or are you in the process of trying to "redocument" yourself?

Indeed, his behaviour also strikes me as odd and You sir might very well be right on the money.

Other than that - all of the people I employ in Poland ( and I do pay way better than 1.500 zł/month net ) for some reason happen to share the same trait - they can all speak bloody Polish. Call me a traditionalist, but I doubt that even the best lawyer will do much in a Polish court if he's only able to speak Suahili.

Consider it a clue, TS.
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I moved from Canada to Europe as well, I would like to live in Wroclaw. I speak native English/Polish and some German. Got a BA in German....worked at a bank as a bank teller for a few years, worked a lot in customer service, worked as operations manager for about 7 years and owned my own residential maintenance company. Any advice on where to look for a job in Wroclaw would be greatly appreciated.
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Any advice on where to look for a job in Wroclaw

I speak native English/Polish and some German.

Native Polish and English?

You'll be better off than the locals, don't worry. Not that you'll make anywhere close to what you were making in Canada.
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Joined: Aug 8, 09 ♂ 		 Aug 27, 11, 00:25    #11
Indeed, his behaviour also strikes me as odd and You sir might very well be right on the money.

Yeah, obviously everything in his post is LIES. He doesn't live with his Polish grandparents, he doesn't have a Polish uncle, and he's never been to Canada. Obviously he's trying to redocument himself because he's half Persian (what does PERSIAN mean?)

Eurasian: I would suggest that you ignore the sorts of people who are immediately frothing at the mouth with suspicion because you mention Persian heritage. I'm not that much older than you, but I made a decision not stay in Poland (although I never lived there I spend months there) and return to New Zealand to be an adult and get a masters and pursue my career. The choice I made is going well for me, but I think about what might have been as well. I really did want to learn Polish, I really did want to get all around central europe, I really did want to experience Polish culture from the core. I have no Poland-specific practical advice for you, but it sounds like you have a firm base in Poland already: if you're living with your grandparents, 1500zl per month should be enough for you to have plenty of fun? No doubt you will be able to fit in Polish language study without changing your job, but if you do want to be a bar tender in the first instance you should just apply for jobs and see if you get them. Marginally useful bar courses are offered the world over.

If you want to fall in love and be a family man and have kids, then go back to Canada and study something and start on the 8-6 treadmill. If you just want to be a young guy enjoying his life, stay in Poland a bit longer!
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Joined: Aug 26, 11 ♂ 		Edited by: adriokor  Aug 27, 11, 13:25    #12
Not that you'll make anywhere close to what you were making in Canada.



I don't care for the money, enough for an app an average car and food in Poland makes me a happy human being :) Money isn't that important in my life :)
OWELL  Aug 27, 11, 15:27    #13
Oh and also does anyone know some quick ways on how to learn Polish? I'm slowly learning but the grammar is some tough stuff, are there any programs on the internet that can help me with this or maybe some Polish teaching schools for foreigners?

Say KOORVA 400 times and you have learnt 1/2 the polish:)
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Joined: Oct 19, 08 ♂ 		 Aug 28, 11, 20:51    #14
You are so desperate to stay in Poland , makes one wonder whether you're really from Vancouver and not Karachi or Islamabad :-)


Ha aren't you a funny one? I was born in Vancouver and have 3 passports (Polish, Canadian, and Iranian which is pretty much useless). Believe me whether you want but I am not here to "redocument" myself, just here to seek some advice specifically on bartending in Warsaw which I haven't really gotten yet.

I've chosen bartending because so far I don't have any more education after high school and im a young guy who likes to party, alchohol (it's in my blood =p) so it seems to be a perfect setting for me.
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Say KOORVA 400 times and you have learnt 1/2 the polish:)


Chav Polish, you mean. I never use that word unless I hit myself with a hammer or something, I'm not a burak ze wsi haha.
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Joined: Sep 10, 11 ♂ 		 Sep 10, 11, 21:10    #16
I understand you man. I have saw many pictrues and movies (youtube, googlemaps) from Canada, and since my 14 birhday i am planning to go to Canada. My english ( or globish :P ) is not very well and is hard to stay forever in Canada without job. But i do everything in my power to live in Canada. I am with you man, and don't surrender, beginnings are always hard. Poland is beautiful country, but to me too much crowed. Good luck :)
MidasThreads: 2
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Joined: Jul 19, 10 ♂ 		 Sep 11, 11, 01:40    #17
Ha aren't you a funny one? I was born in Vancouver and have 3 passports (Polish, Canadian, and Iranian which is pretty much useless). Believe me whether you want but I am not here to "redocument" myself, just here to seek some advice specifically on bartending in Warsaw which I haven't really gotten yet.

I've chosen bartending because so far I don't have any more education after high school and im a young guy who likes to party, alchohol (it's in my blood =p) so it seems to be a perfect setting for me.

Well in this case, bud, it is fairly simple.

You walk into a bar/club, you ask if they have an opening. They don't - you leave, they do - you stay and start bartending. Probably will help if you learn Polish by the time you start doing the asking.

Don't expect to make much money.
OWELL  Sep 11, 11, 06:06    #18
bartending in Warsaw which I haven't really gotten yet.

dude try hard rock cafe they are busy and usually will hire foreign trained and professional bartenders and I have heard they make over 4k pln a month better then those NATIVE SPEAKERS TICHING INGLIS:)


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