Hi Werner, Any recommendations on work visas for Americans for those of us without an EU passport?
Thanks, Evan On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 11:52 AM, powi <corestudios...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ah, forget my previous post, around ~1,5k will go to paying the bills, > food etc. so it's about 1k staying in your pocket for entertainment or > anything else that's not a required expense. > > > On Tuesday, 25 September 2012 18:48:46 UTC+3, powi wrote: >> >> Hi Werner, thanks for your helpful answers! >> >> When you say 30k, you mean after paying bills (house, food etc), right? >> >> On Tuesday, 25 September 2012 17:39:20 UTC+3, Werner Laude wrote: >>> >>> >>> Am 25.09.2012 um 15:35 schrieb powi <corestu...@gmail.com>: >>> >>> Santiago.. >>> >>> Hi Werner. >>> >>> Well I'm 24, I have a lot of experience generally on computers and web >>> development (~10 years). So what would you aim for if you were me? It's >>> going to be a full-time work, I'm going to be a part of the team. Someone >>> recommended ~50k (I'm a junior in Rails, but learning fast and built some >>> quite good things till now). >>> >>> >>> 50k is fine to start. >>> >>> >>> Also, what would you estimate the life there costs? I mean, the bills >>> (house, electricity, water, food, internet/phone)? >>> >>> >>> Rent: 500.- for 1-2 Rooms >>> Apartment with furniture 600.-/ 800.- >>> >>> >>> Food : 250.- >>> Transport: 60.- (public) >>> Haircut: 10.- >>> Party...??? >>> >>> when you earn 50k, no kids ..income taxes will be around 30%..but also >>> you have to pay sick- and pension insurance, etc. . So from 50k around 30k >>> will stay in your pocket.. which is not bad for 24 year young guy. >>> >>> Enjoy Berlin..culture is great. >>> o.k. weather is not like Barcelona..no siesta (8:00 - 17:30 straight >>> work), no outdoor sitting in the sun , running around in t-shirt etc..at >>> least not from now to next May. Can be be fucking cold in Jan - March >>> Communication can be mostly in english..no need to learn German..in the >>> beginning. >>> Berlin people are a little direct at times but helpful, but there are so >>> many foreigners.. >>> >>> Go for it.. Spain is not in a good shape right now... >>> >>> Werner >>> >>> >>> >>> Also, I heard the taxes there are quite high, something like 45%? >>> >>> On Monday, 24 September 2012 21:17:02 UTC+3, powi wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello all. >>>> >>>> I'm living in Spain, and I'm offered a job in a Berlin IT company as a >>>> Rails developer. I'm considered a junior developer (almost 1 year >>>> experience) but I think I'm pretty good for this time. >>>> >>>> I would like to ask what would be considered a good salary for such a >>>> position. I mean, what amount would be good and could make a decent life >>>> out of (apartment bill, internet, food etc.). I don't know if this matters, >>>> but I will relocate there. >>>> >>>> Also, does anybody knows what's the average IT salary in Berlin for >>>> Rails developers? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Santiago >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to rubyonra...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-ta...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >>> msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/**fMKJkyZOTyoJ<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/fMKJkyZOTyoJ> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Werner Laude >>> webagent...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/_Qho7U6JWC0J. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Evan Misshula Doctoral Student (Criminal Justice) CUNY John Jay "Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons." John Ruskin, Unto This Last, essay 2 (1862) English critic, essayist, & reformer (1819 - 1900) "Instruction does much, but encouragement does everything." Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe www.snrg-nyc.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
