u/drunkenkisi

I moved from Iceland to Uppsala expecting somewhat of a fairytale, so I was honestly pretty surprised by my experience working here.

In Iceland, there is often a strong focus on becoming more like the other Nordic countries, especially Sweden, and I had always seen Sweden as a country with high standards, strong worker protections and good working conditions. That made my experience here even more unexpected.

I worked as a mover/driver for a moving/cleaning company where I had issues with how my hours and wages were calculated. When I started asking questions and wanted clarification about my pay, the situation became increasingly difficult. I eventually stopped receiving shifts and was later let go. The issue stems on was how certain jobs were quoted. They were paid on a fixed quote without my knowledge, while my payslip showed 152 SEK/hour. Some jobs took much longer than the quoted time, resulting in up to hundreds of unpaid hours.

I also reached out to different authorities and organizations for help, and even though I had evidence of them breaking major EU and Swedish labour laws I unfortunately didn't get the help I needed.

What also surprised me was how difficult it seemed to find other job opportunities. When people have limited options for work, it can put them in a position where they feel they have to tolerate poor working conditions because they can't simply walk away. This was the case with almost all my former colleagues. None of them could speak up or else...

Unfortunately, this experience contributed to my decision to move back to Iceland. I really liked Sweden and it's people and had hoped to build a life here, so it's disappointing that my experience at work ended up being such a major factor in leaving. Take care and please be wary of BUDCENTER FLYTTFIRMA UPPSALA

This is a article about how the mistreated another employee it's kind of fucked what they did to him https://www.arbetaren.se/2024/12/13/uppsala-fack-har-satt-kand-flyttfirma-i-blockad/