Anybody working in germany or have an experience of doing any internship there? (or is perhaps familiar with that)
I got a quick question!
The company I used to work for had the Euro head office in Germany. When one of my co-workers went their for some business he was surprised to find out they had beer in the wending machine. Now how crazy is that?
Ahmadjee, unfortunately you have to pay for the Beer, hence the vending machine.
Heartbeat...internships are meant to expose one to differnet working environments. It only lasts for a few months, so take it on, whether in Germany or China.
Although I have never lived and worked in Germany, I might be able to help you. Especially if it's a language related question or something that has to do with how the people there are.
What do you want to ask?
ahmadjee, sounds cool. it is a technological advancement in the history of vending machines. :-D
NYAhmadi, I agree that it would be a good exposure to a different environment. However, this is more like a co-op meaning it would be anywhere from 6-12 months.
And China is not a bad place for an internship either. I heard they don't pay very well. But then again the living expenses are not very high either.
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Although I have never lived and worked in Germany, I might be able to help you. Especially if it's a language related question or something that has to do with how the people there are.
What do you want to ask?
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It is kind of a language related thing. I have received a few replies from companies (in engl and german both). However, I am still waiting for a reply from the companies in whom I am more interested in. I was planning on calling them and inquire about the status of my application. My german is not very fluent and i might be in an awkward position if the person on the other end doesn't speak english. :~) I hope you get the picture! I might have my friend in germany call them up on my behalf.
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It is kind of a language related thing. I have received a few replies from companies (in engl and german both). However, I am still waiting for a reply from the companies in whom I am more interested in. I was planning on calling them and inquire about the status of my application. My german is not very fluent and i might be in an awkward position if the person on the other end doesn't speak english. :~) I hope you get the picture! I might have my friend in germany call them up on my behalf.
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If it's an international company, their HR rep should speak pretty decent English.
And I really think you should call them yourself. Because that will give them "the real picture". They will know, if they can live with your level of German. Letting your friend call them might create misunderstandings.
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If it's an international company, their HR rep should speak pretty decent English.
And I really think you should call them yourself. Because that will give them "the real picture". They will know, if they can live with your level of German. Letting your friend call them might create
misunderstandings.
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Thanx.
Well, I didn't really have to call cause' I got the reply from the company I was looking for; Daimler Chrysler. (I wasn't expecting though) The lady who contacted me speaks pretty decent english with a cute German accent. :-D
The only thing about this internship which I am not excited about is the monthly salary. I heard German companies don't pay well. I haven't been sent the details yet so I don't know how much I will be paid.
Hope everything goes well!
You are right. Compared to the US, salaries in Germany are slightly lower. However you have to consider that the costs of living in Germany are not as high as in the States, assuming that you don't live right in the middle of expensive cities like Frankfurt or Munich.
Yeah, a friend of mine working at mcdonalds in england had a german tourist walk up to him and go ‘excuse me do you have beer’? 
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You are right. Compared to the US, salaries in Germany are slightly lower. However you have to consider that the costs of living in Germany are not as high as in the States, assuming that you don't live right in the middle of expensive cities like Frankfurt or Munich.
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Yeah, I heard that the living expenses are not very high..somewhere around 300 euro. The company is situated in Boblingen which is near Stuttgart(which i believe is the center for big companies). I am not yet sure where I will be staying.
Have you ever worked with Germans or in a similar environment..any tips? Well, I have worked in the US before but I am sure it would be veryyy different than Germany. Germans are not used to a diverse working environment compared to the Americans. It would interesting and fun to be working among Germans. Hail Hitler!!! :-D
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It would interesting and fun to be working among Germans. **Hail Hitler!!!*
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Errr... I don't think thats quite the right thing to say to have an interesting and fun working environment in Germany. :~P
^ good point. I think most germans would be offended by that.
Vaisey...they are a bunch of robots no?
^ yeah and they won't be offended by "they are bunch of robots" :-P
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Errr... I don't think thats quite the right thing to say to have an interesting and fun working environment in Germany. :~P
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you missed the :-D part out. :-P and they have a very good sense of humour than you think they do.
Germans are very conserved. As far as my 'little' experiecne , it is very difficult to make them a friend. But once he/she becoem a friend then will be a great one.
Language is really a big problem in small cities ( reaad town ) even in multinational ones
I have actually had a very good experience with Germans and have quite a few friends over there.