Don't wanna reveal to much identifying information about the club, but I can say it was a high end club in Europe. I did hospo stuff, cleaning (sometimes gross), and bartending. I have a fair amount of stories from my time there.
I feel like whenever Germany is even mentioned, it just gets shit on immediately. It certainly does have its issues, but I generally quite enjoyed my time there. I moved there from the US to study, and life was good. My rent was cheap, groceries were cheap, making enough money to live a comfortable student life was easy. Great train system so you can move around quite easily (the complaints about Deutsche Bahn being horrible are quite exaggerated in my opinion). Germany has a lot of beautiful cities, and the German summer is genuinely very special as well. I feel like everything becomes a beautiful deep shade of green that you don't see elsewhere.
My main issues with the country are the weather (winters are miserable and depressing) and the people can be difficult to deal with sometime (I had some great German friends though). But overall I'm grateful to Germany for being my home for many years.
I think a lot of the complainers would have had a much better experience if they had learned the language. It makes a world of difference and Germans are often very pleased to see you speak German as a foreigner.
I'm starting an apprenticeship soon to become a wind turbine technician. Gonna get certified for both onshore and offshore.
The apprenticeship will take place in Germany, and I will probably stay for a few years in Germany afterwards to get some work experience. However, I will at some point want to move somewhere else.
How easy is it (with an EU passport) to move to another country and have the same job? If I wanted to work in, say, Italy, would the language barrier prevent me from getting hired at all? Does anyone know what it's like outside the EU? I saw that Vestas operates wind parks in Australia and has job openings there. Is it possible to ask to get transferred?
My apologies if these questions seem juvenile. I'm new to the industry and have never worked for a big company before.
Thanks in advance for any info!
The border gates were automated, but i like getting stamps so I just asked.
Hi everyone, I just got accepted into a mechatronics apprenticeship at one of the largest wind turbine companies in the world. I'm extremely excited about this, but now I'm also realizing what a commitment this is and I wanted to hear some feedback or advice from some people with experience.
The apprenticeship is 4 years long, during which you get a company car for work and you get paid a wage of between 1000 and 1500 euros a month. From my understanding, you also get to choose where you want to be based from the 2nd year onwards, which is kind of nice.
I'm in my mid 20s and have a bachelor's degree already, and the idea of 4 more years of learning is a little bit daunting to me. I've also read mixed reviews about working in this industry. To me it seems quite cool and rewarding, with every day being a little bit different.
I don't wanna give away too many details in this post, but happy to provide specifics in a DM.