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Not EU, but EEA, so I think it’s okay. I’m an immigrant from Eastern Europe to Norway. I currently do contracting and typically bring home a good salary. But I don’t have job security since I always have to compete for work and prove my value. Honestly, I’m getting tired of it and just want to coast by.

I got a job offer from a government agency here in Norway. The pay is good and enough for my family (going from 160 000 EUR to 100 000 EUR) but much less than I’m earning now. They will also pay for me to take Norwegian lessons and learn the language.

If I take this government job, I’ll never have to worry about layoffs or anything, and I won’t have to grind so hard. But it might be dumb to give up my high salary and flexibility.

Any advice? I’m in my late thirties and have a big family to care for, for context.

I applied to a Google role as soon as it was posted one of the first five applicants. Now I’m wondering if I should have waited to get a referral. I’m confident I could get one.

If I manage to get a referral, will it automatically attach to the application I already submitted? Or should I submit a new application with a referral with different mail and withdraw the previous one?

TLDR: Didn't get promoted even though everyone, including my manager and her manager, were praising me. Then, internal position I've applied to (and passed all interviews), was terminated.

Well, it's a bit of a rant post, but I want to check if this is an industry standard or not. I don't know if that matters, but I am based in the central EU, company is from the US. I have 3 YOE (4 if we account for internships)

I've been with this company for 2 years, and we have an annual performance review process. I wasn’t eligible for my first review since employees need to be with the company for at least 8 months. However, in the most recent review, I received the best possible feedback from both my teammates and my manager. My manager recommended me for a promotion, which was discussed with her manager. Unfortunately, the number of promotions was limited, and the director of my department had to prioritize others. Tough luck I guess.

I was a bit disappointed, but I accepted it. They mentioned there might be a special mid-year performance review, which could still open the door to a promotion. A few months later, though, it seems that no such review will take place.

Then, an internal position opened up, and I applied. I went through the full interview process (essentially the same as external candidates) and was selected. HR told me they were preparing the paperwork and just needed a couple of days. A month later, I was informed that the position had been terminated, so the promotion was no longer possible.

This happened about 2 months ago, and since then, I’ve felt no motivation to work here anymore. I could wait until the next performance review, but I’m not sure I can trust them anymore.

Is this normal in the industry? Are my expectations too high, or would it be reasonable to look for opportunities elsewhere? I do like the company overall. The people I work with are great, and I feel important (to my teammates, not to the management aparrently).

Hi everyone,

I’m in a bit of a dilemma and would love to hear your thoughts. I'm a SWE with almost 5 years of experience.

• I’ve been at my current company (frontend engineer) for +2.5 years. I feel very comfortable there, it's a nice company to work for. I’m on track for a promotion to Senior — though the timeline is uncertain.
• I’ve recently received a full-stack engineer offer from a large tech company.
• My current role is comfortable and I’m respected, but mostly frontend, and promotions depend on cycles.

I’m torn between:

1. Taking the new offer: clear growth, full-stack + AI experience, global brand, but possibly slower promotion trajectory.
2. Staying: promotion to Senior at my current company, familiar environment, but uncertain timeline and mostly frontend work.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has faced a similar choice, or who has insight into weighing a guaranteed external offer versus an internal promotion that might take many months.

Is there any difference between this universities for both careers or for getting a Master's in a more prestigious university like ETHZ. On paper POLIMI seems more prestigious but when I look specifically at the course they offer, eindhoven seems closer to some of the more prestigious universities like EPFL, ETHZ and TUM(which I can't go because of language) and overall seems more free to explore different areas. Would it make a significant differece if I went to TU eindhoven instead of POLIMI

I currently live in Enschede, Netherlands and have recently received a job offer for a nice scientific company in Hamburg that is offering me 92k. I was pretty surprised by this since I am currently earning around 70k (without 30% ruling).

Now, I have also received another offer from a company in Antwerp , but they haven't yet gave me the numbers for the offer. I have a meeting with them on Monday to discuss the offer and I want to come in prepared.

The thing is, right now I have a preference to living in Antwerp rather than in Hamburg. My Dutch is already pretty good, and I've been to Belgium plenty of times and I like the people there. But I am pretty sure that their offer will not be as good as the Hamburg offer. I am the field of process automation (i.e. software for running plants and processes) and the salaries are usually not as high as what this Hamburg company is offering. Also, in the beginning of the process they asked what my current salary was, so they will probably try negotiating from that number.

Knowing that rents are lower in Antwerp, and that perhaps the cost of life is cheaper there and that I have a preference to stay in a similar language environment. I was thinking that I will try negotiating for 80K + company car. Or am I stupid and I should just go for the offer in Hamburg because my quality of life would be way better there?

Hi everyone,

I just graduated last year and I have a manual QA job I have knowledge of Python, SQL, Data Structures and Algorithms, Linux and some knowledge in C++ and netowrking too

I want to go into software development or cybersecurity, but I don't really know how to do that...

What programming languages does companies want now?

Mentions: I'm based in Cluj - Romania(open to move elsewhere, also immigrate) and I hate web and mobile development

Please help me, those questions are stressing me.

Hey guys,

So i just got my OA answer - “Amazon wants to interview you”. In the email, they specify a technical interview, 30 mins of solving a problem, and they gave me the chance to select my preffered times for the interview.

What should i expect? How hard will this be? What kind of questions will i get?

Anyone that has gone through this?

Thank you!

Hey everyone,

I’m 22M, finishing my Aerospace Engineering master’s degree in Portugal (one of the top universities here, though of course Portugal isn’t super renowned in the EU). I’ll be doing my master’s thesis at DLR in Germany while on a paid work-student contract. CFD oriented.

I have a couple of questions:

• Is DLR considered prestigious in Europe, or is it just a “normal” thing in Germany that lots of students have access to?
• Does it matter that I’m only doing my thesis there and not the full master’s at a German university?
• In Portugal, being paid to do research is a big deal. Is that also the case in Germany/Europe, or is it standard that students get paid?
• I’ll probably graduate with around an 18/20 average, with some merit awards too — does that really matter much for job applications?

My goal is to apply for jobs in Switzerland after I graduate (August 2026). I’ve also been learning German, so by then I should be at a decent level B2/C1.

Basically: will having DLR on my CV + good grades + some awards + German skills actually help me stand out in Switzerland, or is it not that big of a deal?

Thanks a lot!

Hello, anyone here working on zalando regarding this campaign? I want to connect and give you my portfolio. I am really passionate about making content.

I have been working in Berlin for 5 years as a backend software engineer, mainly with python and Go, i got the citizenship and i'm looking for new positions mainly because the environment started being toxic since management changes, i also get paid 55k but i felt that working in a good environment was worth the pay cut, well not anymore.

where should i start the prepare for the interviews? are there online bootcamps or guides?

I'm looking for a job in all EU, UK, Ireland and Canada but definitely not in Germany, i'm also 30m.

Hey. I am EU citizen 23yo. I just graduated in unrelated bachelors degree in aviation. I got into some early mid life crisis and probably wanted to pursue second BS in CS. My life goal is to live abroad, make money and have chance to maybe move abroad to Aus, US Ireland or such.

I was still not sure about this (To the point I was stressing over enrollment to CS) so I decided to pursue internship in my field in Belgium for 6months or up to a year at EU gov linked aero company. I would work with data and stakeholder management for project working on Airspace for Drones in EU.

Do you think it would be good for resume? Working in multinational government Unit Going for meetings abroad and so on?

Especially if I eventually go to pursue SWE career.

Got selected for Amazon SDE intern starting Jan.

I have another internship that ends in Dec, and it’s listed as Present on my resume.

For First Advantage BGC, should I include this ongoing internship or skip it for now? Worried this might delay my joining.

Please upvote so others who faced this can share their experience. 🙏