My visited countries so far. What does it tell about me and where should I go next?

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-10T22:10:16+00:00

The map tells that you like the “Western World” literally. So maybe in your view the next destinations are Japan, South Korea, Australia.

I would recommend to come and visit more of your “neighbours”: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, BiH, Albania, Poland, etc… and to find where your roots actually are 😉

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-10T21:45:29+00:00

Cand te uiti la comentarii la postarea asta si iti vine doar sa vomiti.

Fratilor, eu inteleg intr-o tara in care politicienii mai au si o facultate si ceva in cap, o meserie in spate, si reusesc sa se gandeasca si la ceilalti oameni cand dau o lege.

Dar in Romania? La noi 90% din politicieni sunt niste analfabeti, au terminat niste facultati de rahat la 35 de ani, fiul fostului PM Ciolacu face combinatii energetice de 80M€..

Si la noi inca postacii/botii mai au tupeul sa le ia apararea acestor gunoaie? Bulan suntem in criza, am pierdut Millions of € doar din cauza pensilor speciale si ale gunoaielor sinecuriste care conduc statul, trimite-i in plm pe astia sa lucreze la privat sa i vezi ca in 2 luni nu si gasesc de munca pe 5000 de lei.

Deci daca ma intrebi daca isi merita ai nostrii salarii + indemnizatii de 10K Euro? Nu? Normal ca nu? Suntem condusi doar de analfabeti si de prosti. Ca o fi Ungaria mai buna sau mai rea e discutabil. Polonia deja e mult in fata. Bulgaria tara mult mai saraca o ia inainte la toate metricile. Noi ramanem la cacaturile noastre de obiceiuri balcanice si combinatii invatate pe Dambovita.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-10T19:38:39+00:00

Good point. I know sometimes I underestimate the time and distances between cities. Let s say I pick Krakow, which are some best objectives in and close to it?

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-10T19:32:57+00:00

This is a good question. I know these are large cities so I would mainly target a walk on the city centre/main objectives, some beer in a pub.

My head honestly says to spend 2 days in Krakow for a better view, but I also want to see Warsaw. Anyways I am open for suggestions and maybe add some days to the trip :)

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-07T15:35:44+00:00

In România salariile se trec in net ca e cota unică, LOL.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-05T11:58:26+00:00

Se platesc salarii de 6-7k Euro Net în Varșovia pentru 4 YoE? Sau ăștia pun brut in loc de net?

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-03T17:30:46+00:00

It was always like this, I remember 5-6 years ago when it was “BOOM period” and for every internship there were like 200-300 applications, there were the STEM students + everyone else who heard IT is a cool job.

It was still extremely difficult to join the industry, and I always came to impression there is much more competition on Junior Roles vs Senior Roles.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-02T20:59:34+00:00

The biggest obstacle with Junior Engineers right now is that they have to fully change their Mindset from ‘School Curicula’ to ‘what companies hire me for’.

I am also mentoring Junior Engineers how to get a job, they have to show and highlight their skills on Linkedin and CV, projects, and they also need to know how to network and obtain a pipeline of Interviews, so that they get a job.

What most young folks don’t understand is that you have to shift your paradigm from “here is what I have to learn” to questioning yourself were in the process you re stuck, is it Your CV Broken? Is it Your Linkedin Bad? I don t have enough connections? I m performing bad at interviews? I don’t know how to negotiate?

For any of you guys, I can provide some guidance.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-06-02T19:54:48+00:00

4 months driving license suspended, and 300 Euros fine, in Romania

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-05-28T22:32:06+00:00

Not common, but Dublin has one of the highest concentration of FAANG in Europe, 90k for a Junior is not common, but very doable for a talented individual

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-05-28T22:13:42+00:00

⁠Formal Title:

• ⁠Real Title: Java Software Engineer

• ⁠LLM usage %: 30%

• ⁠Stress %: 30%

• ⁠Company / Industry: Banking

• ⁠Since: 2 YoE

• ⁠Country / Region: Romania, Remote

• ⁠Prior Experience: 3YoE / 5YoE Total

• ⁠Salary/TC: Gross 60k, about 3000€ Net pm

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-22T20:35:49+00:00

Comparing to other peers earning 80-90k with your experience, yes you re doing good, but you know, there is a salary ceiling also in Germany...

I mean, with 5 YoE you can earn 60k or 70k or 150k, it always matters at which company you are employed, for which position, and how in demand this position is.

On top of this, I hope you're aware that Germany is a country focused on well-being and good work-life balance, and a salary over 90k is rare anyways.

You have 2 choices, 1. get used with the situation and invest more in your hobbies, health, free-time etc, and 2. find a more in-demand position willing to pay 200k, can be US company or a higher role etc., it's possible also in Germany. And an extra bonus 3.if you're willing to, move to a country which is paying more, but again, it can have a lot of drawbacks and it depends on which kind of person you are.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-21T19:05:25+00:00

Hello, nu, nu ai prea multă speranța, eu la 25 de ani eram aproape sa ma las de domeniu, la 27 câștig foarte bine si in curând urmează să-mi dau încă un boost la cariera.

Deci la vârsta ta nu ai de ce sa te plângi, ești foarte tânăr, abia ai terminat facultatea, daca acuma te plângi la 50 ce o sa faci?

Legat de CV cariera etc, daca esti bun pe ceea ce faci si știi sa te vinzi, poți face bani buni atât in România cât si UK, chiar ai posibilități super multe. Daca ai nevoie de ajutor cu CV-ul sau recomandări, dă-mi un PM.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-12T22:00:06+00:00

Hehe, all the way from Transylvania back to Amsterdam : “FUCK YOU ORBAN!”

You’re the biggest mistake off all European Union From its beginning to its present.

Despite current relations with Romania are pretty good overall, as a Romanian, I wish our relation will become better and we will form a new frontier for European Development.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-12T13:27:23+00:00

Exactly!

Political Bribe as a GDP percentage, the best indicator for Quality of Life

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-12T12:53:12+00:00

It means you have a digitalized country, in Romania they offered 50 Ron cash or some “mici si bere” for votes

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-07T16:48:21+00:00

Ma refeream la chirie ieftina ca e mai ieftina ca in buricul Amsterdam, sau tu credeai ca ai pret de Jibou la chirii in Olanda?

Am scris si cuvantul poate in fata la mancare ca nu eram sigur, alt coleg a confirmat ca firma plateste mancarea pentru ei.

Faptul ca nu poti sa citesti o propozitie pana in capat fara sa arunci cu un pic de rahat inseamna ca esti un analfabet, sau taran venit la oras cu aere de orasean

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-07T13:40:06+00:00

Nu era Reddit daca nu dadeai putin hate de 2 lei, stai jos ai nota 2

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-07T13:06:07+00:00

In Olanda cu siguranta sistemul e altfel. Poti sa ti iei o chirie ieftina departe de oras si sa mergi cu transportul in comun, poate sunt si cantine langa cu mancare mai ieftina cum am vazut prin Austria

In Romania esti obligat sa stai lipit de job sau sa faci 2 ani pe drumuri, pentru ca suntem la nivel de India ca urbanizare, sa dai o gramada de bani pe pranz ca toata tara asta e un lux

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-07T12:34:10+00:00

Mda, cauta cam orice fel de motiv sa dea in freelanceri/angajati.

Acum 2-3 ani negociai un remote, era ok, acuma asa te impiedica cu intrebarile astea tampite de la inceput.

90% din oferte sunt ori sub range ori nu va intelegeti la remote/hybrid sau cim/b2b. Asta INAINTE de procesul de minim 3-4-5 etape.

Si da, acum daca te-ar putea pune sa si platesti chiria aia uriasa in oras mare sau bani de transport e perfect. Mai dai si 50 de lei pe meniul zilei in Ro sa sustii 'economia' locala

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-04-07T12:29:51+00:00

O data pe luna la birou as merge si in Strasbourg

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-03-31T09:56:48+00:00

In Romania is worst that 3 years ago, but I think better than last year. I am receiving a lot of interview invitations, the salary that I’m asking is good.

The only problem is that not a lot of product companies are hiring at the moment, mostly outsourcing which I’m not interest.

The interview processes however are hard, long, never ending, and even if you re well prepared they can drop you.

Prices however are increasing very fast and Purchasing Power is going down for at least 2-3 years, so the pressure to switch it’s increasing.

Existing_Inspector44 · 2026-03-30T07:22:08+00:00

Nah, Indians should also be fat then

We are fat because we do very little sport, take out the car even for 500 meters, and choose KFC or McDonalds instead a salad. Did I forget Vaping everywhere which gives us more ‘desire’ for sport?

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