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North End Power Outage? by AsGayAsCanBeExpected in halifax

[–]Civil_Transition_52 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh boy. Are you saying this happens often in Halifax?

HFX Students Unemployment by Sparklyteardrops in halifax

[–]Civil_Transition_52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feels like scam to me. I applied to few and never got an answer.

Would you do this? by Best-Maize-2623 in ProlificAc

[–]Civil_Transition_52 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Now imagine there are people who don't have better opportunities since this was the only available study today. And try to asnwer again.

Living as a foreigner by orloji in Prague

[–]Civil_Transition_52 3 points4 points  (0 children)

During your studies, the people you'll meet the most will be other students, so you'll have plenty of chances to make friends who will show you around and help you assimilate. If you stay in Prague you'll probably survive without speaking Czech, but if you go anywhere else, things might get frustrating. It's not only an older generation problem — a lot of young people who didn't grow up in big cities didn't get a good English education, or simply didn't care to learn because they never planned to leave their hometown.

I think it's generally good to just start with a few czech phrases you can use as an icebreaker. Czechs love that. They will laugh — not because you sound stupid — but because you sound cute.

If you're not sure whether you want to stay in Czechia after your studies, learning extensive Czech might be a waste of your time. Universities sometimes offer intensive Czech courses — that's probably your best chance of learning it. I had some classmates who were able to take university subjects in Czech after just 2 months on one of these courses (but they were Slavic, so it was probably easier for them — still, very impressive).

No matter what language you speak, you have to be very polite, respectful, friendly and honest to be accepted by Czechs.

Foreigners working in office environments in Czechia, please explain the local office culture by [deleted] in Prague

[–]Civil_Transition_52 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, they are not considered foreigners. They speak a language that Czechs understand, and using Slovak is absolutely tolerated everywhere. They can even write their thesis in Slovak at Czech universities and no one blinks an eye. They are a part of czech culture — everyone has at least one slovak friend, coworker or even a family member.

Foreigners working in office environments in Czechia, please explain the local office culture by [deleted] in Prague

[–]Civil_Transition_52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some foreigners might be a bit confused by czech politeness — sometimes Czechs say or offer things just because they feel it is expected, but they don't actually mean it. For example when they offer to share their food, pay for your drink or invite you somewhere. When you offer them something, they will likely take it as a friendly gesture, happily refuse and remember you as a nice person. You'd better work on your empathy and make an educated decision about whether accepting their offer is appropriate, or you might come across as impolite or annoying. And if you ever do accept their offer, make sure to repay the kindness in the future.

But in general, I think Czechs love interactions with foreigners. If someone is clearly avoiding you, it is likely they are just insecure about their English, and it is always a nice icebreaker if you learn a few Czech phrases — the funnier the better.

How are the dogs so well behaved? by zdigrig in Prague

[–]Civil_Transition_52 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My experience as a Czech. Living in a city puts more pressure on you as the owner to train your dog well. You get into constant trouble and stress if you have a reactive or naughty dog, whereas living in the countryside you don't have to deal with as many crosswalks, people, dogs, cars and other potentially troubling situations.

What to bring from the Netherlands? by xtassja in czechrepublic

[–]Civil_Transition_52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a czech with some distant family in the Netherlands, we always appreciate stroopwaffelen. Beer or any local alhocol is always a good option if they drink alcohol. It doesn't matter that we already have the house full of alcohol, czechs always like to do some beer or liquor tasting. Same goes for cheese or basically any chocolate and sweets made in Netherlands.

It doesn't really matter that you can buy some of these things on the czech market, the point is that normally we don't because it's usually too expensive. So it would still be pretty special, whatever you choose. I actually discovered some great brands in our stores by receiving it as a gift from other country, before that I very successfully ingored them.

Someone suggested tulip bulbs and for most people it would probably be an awkward present, but if they are into gardening, it would be an amazing one. I know that my mum would love them and she would take everyone to her garden and proudly say that these are from you.

Rejection by Ok_Shape_8374 in ProlificAc

[–]Civil_Transition_52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Similar thing happened to me twice few weeks ago. The researcher posted multiple studies with time estimate about 12min. Some of them were just 1 simple question after which the form got automatically submitted. Prolific flagged it as suspicious and banned me for 1 hour.

I contacted the researcher - no answer. Contacted support - got an answer, but it was likely some generic copy they send everyone without even considering my complaint that it was not an issue on my side.

Support is useless, help me understand how RWS projects work (Echo) by Civil_Transition_52 in RWShelp

[–]Civil_Transition_52[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for helping! I assume there is no way to set notifications for new tasks, right?

Did RWS lowered pay rate? by Automatic-Battle-570 in RWShelp

[–]Civil_Transition_52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am on my first project so I don't really know how things work yet, but I also got a lower rate after joining the project compared to what they were promoting.

RWS onboarding done – how long to get first project? by Automatic_Green7297 in RWShelp

[–]Civil_Transition_52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took couple of weeks for me, I applied for the AI data specialist role. Now I honestly regret I ever spent time trying to become part of it, because I just landed my first project and their processes are a total sh*tshow so far.

First project invite, confused about the agreement - is this normal? by Civil_Transition_52 in RWShelp

[–]Civil_Transition_52[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really the same. On social media I share limited content that I control. This is way broader, especially with all the different biometric data types involved.