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Why not? December 4, 2008

Posted by armina in social.
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eu m-am intors si nu e chiar asa de rau…de ce? pentru ca nu iau in seama mancatoria din politica si aglomeratia nu ma deranjeaza chiar asa de tare. m-am intors pentru familie, pentru ca e “acasa”, pentru ca oarecum inca mai e timp sa reiau legaturile cu prietenii. am fost plecata 3 ani, in 3 tari diferite, am castigat bine, uneori foarte bine…si ce sa fac cu banii? sa ii cheltui singura? i-am cheltuit singura si la un moment dat m-a luat depresia…acum sunt in romania de 2 luni, nu mi-am gasit job pe masura pregatirii si pretentiilor (nu salariale, ci legate de conditiile de munca), si mi-am facut firma mea. castig undeva la 1k de euro pe luna ceea ce pentru Ro e super ok, si lucrez de acasa, cand vreau si cum vreau…asa, in banca elvetiana era mai bine? castigam mult mai mult, dar nu aveam cu cine sa ies la gratar sau sa dau o fuga pana in apuseni. sunt multe lucruri care ma enerveaza aici, dar am invatat deja sa ma detasez. sunt aici pentru familie, prieteni, cultura, ironie si sarcasm. astea mi-au lipsit cel mai mult, prostia, aglomeratia si hotii nu ma intereseaza…si oricum sunt peste tot, chiar si in tarile dezvoltate doar ca fura la alt nivel si mai pe ascuns…in zurich oamenii se vaitau de lipsa locurilor de parcare pt biciclete…fiecare cu problemele lor…dar eu tin sa nu uit pentru ce m-am intors si profit din plin de asta! am venit pentru ce imi lipsea, nu ca sa ma plang de ce e nasol aici…si daca la un moment dat nu ma mai pot concentra pe partea frumoasa si pe nevoile pe care mi le acopera statul in romania, o sa plec din nou…cum am facut-o de 2 ori, o pot face si a treia oara…

va doresc o zi insorita, si pe afara si in interior si va trimit o imbratisare calduroasa din Romania:)

Or…. “Thank you”? December 3, 2008

Posted by dannyintheworld in Uncategorized.
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The first B2B event of the week was with one of the mobile operators in ROmania, as i entered Romania i was told (by my phone) that my phone number is no longer activated, i will not use the name of the provider. I went to one of the stores (“shop”) to ask what is going on, after staying in line for 30 minutes some guy told me that my number no longer exists…as i did not re-charged my account for 6 months and they took back the number. “Ok…so how can i get it back”…the answer …”it is not possible” a short 5 seconds break and “…unless you are buying a one year contract with us…”. Well “thank you” but NO. I checked my contract and this measure was not on the list, actually there are no clear specifications about what happens if you do not recharge your account.

Well, i went online and discovered that this company has a “code of ethics”…really and one of the lines sounds like this ” sã fim cinstiti, simpli, dinamici, prietenosi si surprinzatori în tot ceea ce facem.” (I.T “To be honest, simple, dynamic, friendly and surprising in all that we do”). About being “honest”…we can discuss, “simple”…not really (read your contracts), “dynamic”…yes, 3 people in a store with 25 clients/consumers in the same time…you really have to run, “Friendly”…there was no smile in the all store, actually the operators look scary, “Surprising”…OH YES they are…i was not expecting this…but i wander if their employees know their code of ethics.

So in this case…My new mobile operator says “Thank you” to my old one.

The transformation… December 3, 2008

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I was away from Romania and i just got back 2 days ago but it is hard not to observe things that are just around the corner. First of all i am not posting here to complain or to denigrate a culture, it is just a way of seeing the same Romania from a different point of view, Let’s call it…a bit rhetorical.

What is hard not to see is the “upgrade” of all the stores in my area. The Pharmacy is now called “BCR” the little corner library is now called “bancpost” the little bread store is called “ING”, others stores have been called “tiriac” “HVB” “BRD” “OTP” or other similar names. What is strange is that these are 6-7 banks in the same place, one after another, sharing common walls and all of them are just neighborhood banks having one office in each part of the city.

The main problem is that now is hard to buy bread and rent books as i have no idea where they were moved…please leave a note next time.

Salaries December 2, 2008

Posted by armina in economics.
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Before i came back to Romania, in September 2008, some rumors about salaries got to my ears. After i arrived, i realized that the market is not so generous and finding a job is not easy.

To be more precise: i heard of salaries around 1000 euro and i heard about getting a job by applying to it. Actually recommendations are STILL the most important factor in “getting or not getting” a job.

So, if you want a bigger / decent salary, prepare to set camp in Bucharest and “activate” your “network” prior to coming to Romania.