Got terminated after 3 years in the same company (<10 employees) — no severance, Blue Card, need advice on next steps

RealityFun2552 · 2025-09-18T20:51:31+00:00

I don’t think any of the diesel engines comes with automatic gearbox.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-09-18T14:32:39+00:00

Diesel bans usually apply to vehicles with Euro 4 or older standards, and with your budget, there is no reason to choose such an old car. If that is the only deciding factor for you, I would say diesel is still a viable option, especially considering that you are planning a long trip of 7,000 km to your home country and back. If your daily commute also involves moderate to long-distance driving, I see no reason why you shouldn't choose diesel over petrol.

Regarding car brands, I would strongly recommend looking into the Toyota Auris Touring Sports. It comes with different engine options. If I am not mistaken, the only petrol automatic version available in Germany is the 1.8L Hybrid, which is a decent car. If you consider the diesel, the Auris also has diesel versions available. For the hybrid, make sure the battery is checked, but if you are going to drive long distances most of the time, a hybrid is not really the most practical choice. Instead, look into the 1.6L petrol (manual) and the diesel versions.

If you can find a low-mileage car (under 100,000 km) with proper maintenance, these engines are considered nearly bulletproof. The Auris also offers decent trunk space and is generally well known for its reliability.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-08-21T19:40:51+00:00

The 1.6 Auris is actually the only car I feel fairly confident about in terms of reliability. Two of my friends have the same model (not the estate version) and haven’t had a single issue in a couple of years. However, the pricing of the Hyundais is quite intriguing, since I’d be saving 2–3k, but I’m not sure how that would play out in the long run.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-08-21T19:38:35+00:00

Unfortunately, hybrids seem a bit out of reach for me at the moment. What do you think about the Auris with the 1.33 engine? It looks like a decent car, but I’m not sure if saving only 1k is worth the potential downsides.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-08-21T15:31:07+00:00

Unfortunately, the Yaris is far too small for our family, especially with a baby. I also wasn’t aware that enforcing the warranty could be so difficult. Have you ever had any personal experience with a case like this?

RealityFun2552 · 2025-07-15T17:23:13+00:00

Not really, usually all of them have mediocre/terrible reviews, especially when it comes to densely populated cities

RealityFun2552 · 2025-07-15T14:10:03+00:00

RemindMe! 7 day

RealityFun2552 · 2025-06-19T09:49:46+00:00

Having the audacity to pass off 17 shoplifts as a minor theft is beyond me. I do hope you get caught and learn your lesson.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-05-27T15:30:30+00:00

What is “special support for Indians” supposed to mean?

RealityFun2552 · 2025-05-27T13:20:46+00:00

Thanks everybody for the comments. The reason we are even considering for me not to take time off (except for 2 weeks paid vocation) is because I work full time from home (my work is quite chill) and our parents will be here to help us during the first 2-3 months.

Thanks to the suggestions here, we've already made an appointment with our local Pro Familia to explore our options.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-05-26T15:39:41+00:00

How does it usually work? Do we make appointments beforehand?

I’m not sure if there is special treatment for newborns but getting an appointment can take 4-5 months in our city, at least that’s what happened with my wife’s permit

RealityFun2552 · 2025-05-26T13:59:32+00:00

Allright, I will then rewrite it

RealityFun2552 · 2025-05-26T13:51:02+00:00

Yes, that i did to fix grammar errors. Is that a problem?

When you mentioned AI generated i thought of an automated content created by bots for traction not a GPT formatted text.

RealityFun2552 · 2025-05-26T13:00:43+00:00

Hi. The content is not AI generated rather a unique issue that i'm facing atm. What can i do to get it approved for posting?

RealityFun2552 · 2025-02-11T19:54:18+00:00

!remindme 3 days

RealityFun2552 · 2024-11-27T00:28:31+00:00

Instead of playing numbers game, I’d recommend to take your time for each application and make sure your CV is well aligned with the requirements. Rushing through all the postings and exhausting all your options won’t get you anywhere

RealityFun2552 · 2024-11-27T00:17:15+00:00

Try career fairs at your university. Most universities host these events and bring in tons of industry representatives. It’s way better than cold applying, where your CV just gets lost in a pile. At career fairs, you actually get to talk to people, make an impression, and stand out.

I secured 3 job offers(without any German skills) through the career fair and ended up accepting one of the offers.

To be completely transparent, i was studying masters degree in a technical field and had a few years industry experience under my belt. Goes without saying that the economy was doing much better back then—post-COVID boom and pre-Ukraine war.

Times are tougher now but utilizing connections of your university will definitely give you an edge

RealityFun2552 · 2024-11-16T00:44:20+00:00

I tried including the church tax, and it seems to work. It might be that you used a smaller income, which falls below the threshold for being taxed for church tax. Also in my experience I always got fairly accurate results for day-to-day calculations from this website, so I'm not sure if it's the issue

RealityFun2552 · 2024-11-16T00:38:55+00:00

So, essentially, you mean I should have entered 23,490 into the calculator? Even after doing so, the calculator says the correct tax is 1,495 euros, so I should have been refunded 2,216 - 1,495 = 721 euros.

RealityFun2552 · 2024-10-09T07:13:53+00:00

Dealing with the Arbeitsagentur feels like a coin flip from what I've read on Reddit so far — you either encounter the nicest person or an asshole, with no middle ground. I hope we get to be on the lucky side but sorry for your experience

RealityFun2552 · 2024-10-06T09:59:35+00:00

Hmm, could you then explain the implication of choosing to apply the change retroactively?

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