Over the past hundred years, Norway has turned from a country dependent on neighboring states into a civilized society with one of the highest living standards in Europe. A lot of Russians dream of moving to comfortable European countries, and Norway is at the top of this list. We advise you to get acquainted with the review of a Russian woman who moved to work in Norway, and find out her opinion about the country, life and work in it.
Living in Norway
As in many countries in Europe, life is expensive in Norway. Everything is expensive here:
- Food;
- housing;
- clothes;
- essentials;
- the medicine.
The high prices resulted in really big salaries. However, no matter how high the salary is, sometimes it is not enough to pay for life in the country.
Job search and employment
To begin with, it should be noted that there are few vacancies in Norway, not only for visitors, but also for local residents. Most Norwegians work in one place almost all their lives, in extremely rare, literally exceptional cases, changing it.
Although employers do a lot to equalize the chances of getting a job between an expat and a local, it is in most cases a Norwegian who gets it. For the most part, this is due to the high professional level of the person and his understanding of the language and dialect.
Most of the higher and secondary educational institutions in Norway offer a rather meager outlook for students, but high professional skills of future workers. And a deep knowledge of the local language makes it easier for employees to understand the task and guarantee the expected result.
However, if a foreigner, and even more so a Russian emigrant, is lucky enough to find a job in this wonderful Scandinavian country, he will really be delighted and surprised by the salary and working conditions.
Salary level and working conditions
In Norway, there is no concept of “bad work”. Both cleaners and directors of large holdings receive about the same salary here. No Norwegian would look askance at a janitor sweeping the street while hurrying to his job, because they have almost the same monthly wages.
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In this country, they are very concerned about the well-being of workers. Although it is very expensive to visit medical institutions, you can ask for a sick leave and it will be provided without special requirements. In fact, even depression and problems in life can be a good reason not to go to work for several weeks without losing wages.
Many workers actively use this loophole and do not appear at the workplace for months without fear of being fired - it is rare employers who risk earning themselves a lot of problems by trying to fire an employee.
It is not easy for an emigrant to find a job in Norway, but if you manage to do it, you can not worry about your future life.
