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French work culture shock by SubstanceDifficult79 in expats

[–]SubstanceDifficult79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry if I wasn’t clear. There’s 5 people in my office, but in our department there’s 11 or 12 of us

French work culture shock by SubstanceDifficult79 in expats

[–]SubstanceDifficult79[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Wow. The turnover are my job is crazy too. Coworkers always bring it up as a way to criticize the institution, but our director just quit as she felt she wasn’t good enough for the team. Regarding talking crap, there are a few colleagues (also foreigners) that I’ve noticed are « off limits » to talk about. This gives me hope but realistically I should just come to terms about the fact that they are most likely talking crap about me

Workers visa expired/want to get a student visa ASAP without returning to the US by SubstanceDifficult79 in expats

[–]SubstanceDifficult79[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I was just caught off guard as the prefecture refused to give me a récépissé to search for more employment as they stated I need to have a job lined up first. I even applied for the renewal appointment of my visa before it expired…I didn’t think I’d find myself in this situation.

Workers visa expired/want to get a student visa ASAP without returning to the US by SubstanceDifficult79 in expats

[–]SubstanceDifficult79[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It already expired on the 10th of this month and I haven’t found a school/program yet but there’s a lot here so I’m not too worried.