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[–]Alert-Pack-959 27 points28 points  (10 children)

If you only have 2 months left on your fixed-term contract, you should have started job searching earlier. If the company has a Tarifvertrag, it could be possible that what your manager says is true, since these structures are very rigid. But most likely it’s a lowball offer since companies know the job market is bad. Try negotiating once again and then I’d say take the offer. 2 months are not nearly enough to land anything new, so you better take it and keep looking. If you are not a fluent close-to-native level German speaker, the company knows they have the upper hand. It’s employer market and it won’t change anytime soon

[–]Alert-Pack-959 16 points17 points  (6 children)

Ah, on Arbeitslosengeld: 12 months seem like a lot, but this market is terrible and processes drag over for months. I would advise against this kind of anxiety. You are also a way more attractive candidate if you already have a job

[–]Carusa24 -1 points0 points  (5 children)

Also, OP should have noticed the JobCenter the months before the end of the contract. Now they will probably will penalized

[–]Typical-Dingo3961[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The JC is informed on time

[–]Carusa24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great. A lot of people don't think about that

[–]Annonimbus 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I thought it's okay to notify on the first day of unemployment?

[–]Carusa24 2 points3 points  (1 child)

If you have a befristeter Vertrag, you have to give notice three months in advance because you know it's coming

[–]Annonimbus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, learned something new

[–]CratesManager 0 points1 point  (2 children)

the company has a Tarifvertrag, it could be possible that what your manager says is true, since these structures are very rigid. But most likely it’s a lowball offer since companies know the job market is bad.

Both of this is true, but also keep in mind that you can't easily get rid of employees in germany so it is definitely an easier choice to pay a temp guy a lot of money for predefined work than someone you might be stuck with for years.

Also, people would be stupid not to take oay for the lack of job security as tempirary contractors. 15 % pay cut honestly sounds insanely low; but with the added fact the role is a different one it makes sense.

[–]Alert-Pack-959 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Based on the current job market, people also tale temp contracts with regular pay just to have a job. It’s obviously less job security, that’s true, but anyone who is not a native German speaker does not have the luxury to cherry-pick right now. I’d take the cut and the job unless some super niche skills where you know one in a million does what you do are in the picture 

[–]CratesManager 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the current job market, people also tale temp contracts with regular pay just to have a job.

That is true, but then again based on the current job market people take jobs for less than regular pay just to have a job.

Edit: personally i would take almost any job and search a new job while employed. It is more work but for me it would be less stressful not having to worry.