Dawid Wierzbicki  2:34 PM
Hi Georgios!

Thanks for accepting my invitation. I could really use your help in making up my mind.

I have just recently received an offer to take a part in INTRASOFT's recruitment process and wanted to ask you how do you like it there?

What would be some pros and cons of working there that come to your mind?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:35 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:35 PM
Hi, Dawid

No worries

Is for a consultant role in Luxembourg?

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:37 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:37 PM
Exactly.

A new .NET/c# + Angular project from what I heard.

Apparently you mostly do Java there currently?

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:37 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:37 PM
Well I have also just started with Intrasoft - 3 months

I am personally .net/ angular dev like you

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following message at 2:38 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:38 PM
Oh, right, might be the same project then!

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:39 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:39 PM
But yes in Lux its mostly java as is the prefered technology for banks here

Could be :)

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Well in the three months so far my opinion has been negative about them

The good thing is that you never really bother with them

You get assigned to good long term projects

Mostly EU institutions

So you dont really see them

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:41 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:41 PM
Right, so they're more of a proxy?

Transferring money and keeping a %? :P

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:42 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:42 PM
You just do your timesheet at the end of the month and they pay your salary

Yes exacly

But as a company they are nothing special

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:43 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:43 PM
Right, gotcha.

And the project, any good?

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:43 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:43 PM
Its a good place to start if you wish to move in Lux

Yes, they mostly take EU projects and they are long term

Its not like some other consultancies that you move here and there

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:44 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:44 PM
Sounds reasonable.

Yeah, I don't like jumping projects either

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:45 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:45 PM
Yep

Just be aware of the high cost of living here

And get a good salary

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following message at 2:46 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:46 PM
I've been looking into it and it's quite expensive I must admit.

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following message at 2:46 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:46 PM
For a 50 sqm flat together with bills im playing 2000e

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:46 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:46 PM
Jesus. Is it popular to leave outside of the capital and commute?

Do you get any days for remote work?

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:47 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:47 PM
Plus when you move you have to pay plus 2 deposits and agency commision which usually 1 more rent

No they dont allow remote work where i am

Except now of course

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following message at 2:48 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:48 PM
Sure.

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:48 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:48 PM
Living outside is popular yes but there is massive traffic in the morning

It can take you like an hour

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:48 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:48 PM
Thanks a lot, and possibly see you soon! I'll need to calculate everything if I won't go bankrupt there whilst keeping my lifestyle hah.

Oh god. That's long.

Btw. do you remember what you were asked during the tech interview?

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:50 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:50 PM
If we are talking about my team my interview was very easy so dont worry ;)

Its more like a chat

Just be calm and explain them what you have done

With examples

And you will be fine

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:52 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:52 PM
Awesome news.

Oh, one last thing and I'm not bothering you again,

Do you speak any of the local languages? Can you do fine with just English?

I would be planning on learning German but that'll take a while before I'm anywhere near fluent.

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following messages at 2:53 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:53 PM
I am the last three years in Lux with just English

The main language here is French

But almost everyone speaks English

Its very international

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following messages at 2:54 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:54 PM
Perfect.

Let's see how it works out.

Thanks a lot for your help!

btw. didn't know about French! I'll need to do some more research on Luxemburg.

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following message at 2:55 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:55 PM
Great, keep me posted how it goes and if you come here lets meet for coffee

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following message at 2:55 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:55 PM
Definitely

Georgios Athanasakos sent the following message at 2:56 PM
Georgios Athanasakos  2:56 PM
Feel free to ask me anything you like :)

Dawid Wierzbicki sent the following message at 2:56 PM
Dawid Wierzbicki  2:56 PM
you're a hero