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If you go to Germany or any country , you need to learn German, cultural understanding if can ASSIMILATE! you will not ASSIMILATE NOT WHERE.

Its a scam, don't come here if you don't speak good German.\nI understand the language pride, but if they don't adapt to english faster in each sector unfortunately skilled labor will choose to move out of Germany.

Speaking German is a nightmare for foreigners. There are SIX different definite articles that determine the endings of every other part of the clause in a sentence, seemingly arbitrarily. (The rules have a LOT of exceptions!)

German is good for asylum seekers economic or not. They forgot the foundation of their forefathers seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. You will see a downfall like the US and other Western countries because they forsake the Lord Thy God. Sad situation. ?♥️???

The German system makes sense only for unskilled asylum seekers. 1% of the asylum seekers become legal (status approved) the other 99% stay illegal. For skilled people there are other, better countries.

I mean, you come to a country and you have to adjust and learn the language. Pretty straightforward, and most of us are doing it.\n\nBut when on the other side you have people who do not understand the effort and have no patience for it, it is a frustrating experience. It is also annoying that you know they need you here, they know they need you, but none of that is reflected in the way people coming in are treated.\n\nA lot of us also come with skills and accomplishments behind us. And then we need to play fish-out-of-water for a while, speak a language in which we know we sound incompetent and we can see someone underestimating us (because they lack the understanding of what our situation brings). And last but not least, a serious problem with patience and empathy.\n\nThese are all issues you will find in other countries too. But man, Germans are not good at dealing with it. And more and more it seems to me they do not even care (other than the few german friends I have, who always make me second guess my generalisation).

People here are complaining about the need to communicate in German even when they are high skilled professionals who speak good or excellent English (?). Just wonder how it is the other way round: is it possible for an innovator/highly professional worker to find a well paid job in the USA or Canada just with weak or mediocre language skill in English but with excellent/good skills in some other languages? Are other languages appreciated in English speaking countries when it comes to salary or position?\nSomehow I doubt it.\nYet there are highly paid special workers in the industry (mining, building) that actually do not have so good language skills but can their job.

It is really challenging, whenever you look at Germans' eye, you will get the vibe of unwelcomeness, and always feel outsiders.

Instead of Looking else where for the labour why cant Germany train its youth. Even though the population is low lot of German youth dont even complete a bachelor let alone masters . If Some thing is for free people dont realise it’s importance. Make it mandatory for students to study till bachelors make them involved in business

There should be a section dedicated to housing crisis in German cities, because it's something that’s affecting internationals even more than locals. They mentioned it briefly, but this deserves more coverage.

How do you learn the language when you are doing 100% remote work? I used to live in Switzerland Zurich, the language barrier is more\ndifficult there because of the local dialect which is preferred\nover standard German

One true answer: the bureaucracy and descrimination are intense and unecessary. I am an American, I have been living in Germany for 11 years. I have a wonderful German husband and two kids born here. I speak C1 level German and I am integrated. I am fully trained high school teacher. I am in a 'high needs field' which is special education. Does the system here need me? Yes.(especially beacause I am living a in a high needs, urban area) Does the system want me? No. You are consistently told you are not enough.

I needed a work contract to get a residence permit, while I needed a residence permit to get a work contract.\nAt the end, I got a preliminary work contract to get a preliminary residence permit, with which I could get a real work contract ?\nPlus, every officer at the foreigners office has different rules, and they are ones of the few Germans who don't speak English

I´ve been contacted multiple times by German companies to work there and the difference with other countries is quite interesting. Places like Denmark or the Netherlands offer you help in anything you may need as well as using english to work while leaving the local language as optional, but in German positions it all seems to be about demanding from you without giving much in return. \n\nI don´t think that it as good strategy if your country has a labour shortage, specially of skilled labour because it is also demanded in many other countries that are simply better options.

German become chauvinistic country. That's why.

I have applied for job in pharmaceutical company , german was not required in the ad, however after the interview, they sad that my german level currently A2, is not enough....

Despite being a highly skilled worker fluent in English and German, I've been unable to secure a visa appointment from the German consulate for six months. It's disheartening that qualified individuals with strong language skills are facing such difficulties.

Germany created their own problem in their flawed, points-based model of their government pension system. It is like we are paying backwards, where our money earned right now is taken away from us to pay for the pensions of retired people who earned those rights to a government pension years or decades ago during their working lives. We are then given points, with the hope that the next generations one day pay for our own pensions. See the problem?\n\nInstead, people’s hard earned monthly payments towards pension could have instead have been invested for them into actively-managed portfolios of bonds, equities and commodities. Thereby, each and every person currently on pension could have enjoyed the benefits of decades of compounding growth!\n\nNow we are here, as the video says, 2 workers are needed to cover the pension of 1 retired person. This is absolutely absurd and they will never be able to attract 400,000 new skilled workers every year with the current issues highlighted in this video.\n\nMy best advice - when you are working in Germany, seriously think about it to save and invest a portion of your net income and prepare yourself for a future where you cannot solely rely on your German pension!

I see only the Brazilian bothered to learn German and speak in German. Get rid of the other riff raff

Germany is still in the medieval era when it comes to the language. Expecting C1 level German from a foreigner is absolutely nonsense. On top of that, in some IT companies, in spite of all software applications in English, and German colleagues knowing English too, they still want foreigners to speak German.

The exception is if you are from Sweden.\nThere is a great chance that you are treated like you are some sort of semi-god just by letting Germans know that you are from Sweden.

Also in Germany for everything, one needs to fill out all forms in German. If you don't have the language skill, it's very tough. Germany is very bureaucratic and savings is out of question.

These people bring incompatible values with our european culture. They view women and LGBT and christianity MUCH more negatively than us. They also do not speak Greek, Italian, French or German.... they are also known to have more children than us... long story short: they will replace us (native European population) if we keep on letting them in. They also rarely have qualifications and degrees. So in a way they will not fund our pensions as (at least in Italy) most of them are drug dealers which corrupt our dwindling young population...

learning german, getting skilled, slow response to every single thing, train strikes, expensive, good healthcare system lol 3 months waiting time for an appointment

If the new comers can then only work part-time, as most Germans do since services are terrible, then this problem cannot be resolved without a very large number of immigrants per year. This will not be politically viable for several reasons such as housing, school places, among others.

Completely the same story is in Austria. Exactlly same low wage & high taxes, very outdated bureaucracy (although 5x times better vs German) and overral not many jobs / positions. And cost of living became terribly high after Covid and recent inflation years.

Hey Germany I am German by Heritage my family was from there but I was born in Canada they don't want me to work in Germany I am a skilled Tradesman they rather get from India and Turkey what a shame I would love to go the fatherland but the fatherland don't want me

Germany does not want immigrants. You can talk all day about whether the economy needs immigrants, it really doesn't matter, Germans do not *want* immigrants.

I was not interested in Germany before the video because I don't think or get the vibe Germany is welcoming or at the very least, their sense of humour is too different for me to cope with but after watching the video, the answer is the same, not interested. Because it seems like high command in the german language from the get go is expected and tax is high and rent is unaffordable.

Tell VW not to bring in cheap labor to replace higher paid Germans

You Will Not find Germany as Home Ever . I am Living since 18 Years here & i never felt Home ! Also I am a so-called Skilled Worker. I finished my studies in Germany and speak above B2 German but most of my life i am Struggling for a Job , Why ? You should try it your self then you know Why ;), Speaking B2 German is not enough for native Germans. When you come into contact with them, they always want someone to speak at their level. Actually, I find myself in a TOXIC Society everyday where everyone wants you to leave. If you are a foreigner and come to Germany for work, you will get a job along with a 42% Tax and higher rent for accommodation. Racism and discrimination are prevalent in everyday life, such as being followed with eye contact by angry, uneducated Germans! \nIf You don't Believe Try it Your Self ;)

They are so stubborn with their rules. Immigrants can’t survive that. Pay is low. Cost of living is high. You have to learn German. System is really slow. They still follow old ge station paper work system. No government work happens online.

The ending is epic. Asking for hands out, telling the host country is not doing a good job, and suggesting that immigrants should be paid for learning German.

Their social service is just a name atleast for non german speakers, you afe paying taxes for nothing, you won't even get an appointment of doctor for months, 45-50% of tax for nothing!

Classic. Just as I expected: not a SINGLE word about the fact that Germans themselves are leaving the country in droves. Why? Precisely because of the reasons mentioned at the end of the report, plus the number of people leaving for greener pastures more than doubled after 2015. Look up the BKA statistics if it hasn't dawned on you yet. Poland and Czechia are MUCH safer now than Germany. \n\nThe other thing that should have been mentioned are those tens of thousands of young Germans who don't aspire to learn a trade or get higher education. They aspire to nothing. I believe it's some 60K people yearly. That's a lot.\n\nAnd finally, despite all that massive influx of people since 2015, how come there is still a lack of workers? I'm genuinely interested in the employment rate among ppl who arrived in the 2015 wave and onwards. Even though German politicians of the currently ruling parties would never admit that the generous social benefits are a great pull factor for immigration, it's not hard to conceive, this is everday reality. \n\nIn conclusion, one could say that Germany is deterring the capable and attracting the incapable. Isn't this a sign of self-loathing and suicidal society?

Immigrants come here expecting the Germany from 20 years ago. German companies want to pay salaries from 20 years ago. Berlin pretends to have cheap, abundant housing like 20 years ago. \n\nIt’s a very strange situation. Reminds me of the US, where the employers act like $18/hr is “competitive”.\n\nThe language is definitely an issue, but I’ve worked with many native speakers or ethnic Germans struggling in low paying jobs; so being fluent is not a golden ticket. \n\nI saw some job postings by BVG recently for mechanics, engineers, and janitors. The mechanic applicants needed an ausbilding of 2+ years, had to work in shifts at all hours, fluent German, and the salary was the same as the janitors; about 2300€ per month after taxes.

I left Germany after 5 long years. Despite having a Blau Karte, a salary of €86,000 and eligibility for the EU long term residence permit, I just couldn't stand the retarded bureaucracy, extremely inefficient systems, long waiting times for everything, the refusal of many businesses and service providers to even adopt English as an option, the dull cities, crazy real estate prices and a lot more. People were generally nice, but it wasn't too difficult to come across the nasty ones, especially in the service sector. Service, even with high prices, absolutely sucks in Germany, like the complete opposite of Asia. \n\nI didn't even apply for the EU residence permit because I couldn't bother with German B1. I speak 6 languages, so learning isn't an issue for me. My heart was just never in Germany, and it never felt like home at all.\n\nIn Germany, there's a shortage of everything, except attitude.

My wife and I are highly skilled (both have post-graduate education), and my wife has German as a joint first language. We left for the following reasons: poor pay, high taxes, poor personal freedoms (an effective one-party state), crime and better opportunities elsewhere. The AFD is not one of the reasons why we left.

‘’ we need skilled workforce” means that the German government, like so many other countries, has had horrible budget management skills, and the retirement that people have paid into is already spent. Therefore, you need an endless cycle of robbing Peter to pay Paul. Of course you wouldn’t want to address the sources of the issue which is a. The cost of living being too high to entertain the idea of having children b. Cutting back on hefty government, payroll and services so that each person’s pension isn’t spent already.

hi i am from pakistan..i am learning German with internet...We are desperate to leave our pakistan for my 6 children because of government corruption, bankrupt nation...i heard German population is declining..We pakistani help you with jobs. Please allow us inside Germany..Insha Allah we will improve German economy... please issue visa to pakistan, afghanistan Bangladeshi people..

Bravo to the Brazilian Nurse , l thought she was German . She speaks good

Germans pay miserable salaries.

Immigrants becoming expats. Happens all the time. Whats the big deal? Would these immigrants give up their German passports? I don’t think so…

The problem here is that the roles that are required to be filled are expecting experienced people or roles in high demand such as on nursing and medical services.\nFrom my POV German employers are cheap Bts, they don't like to compete with other employers on wages, and German Governments have obliged and effectively changed the labour market rules to favour a race to the bottom on wages. In many ways the merchantile policies to lower labour costs are there to keep domestic demand low and the economy focused on exports. This means that the wealthy families that run the big companies will only get richer while the common folk will struggle.

Racism is a big part of the problem. A lot of Germans are racist but they are oblivious to the fact.

Many of my friends who studied Masters here in Germany are struggling to find a job and yet they say we need skilled workers. Where are the jobs.\nFor language issue why can't you work with companies and give conditional offer to employees that in 2-3 years you have to be fluent in German and give them an opportunity to learn the language and integrate.\nBut did we see this no and yet they say we want workers..Yes you will get people obviously the world is big but not the quality one and in some time your situation will become like of France and UK.\n\nAnd though I have finished my Master and working in a company for very less salary still i regret my decision to come here leaving my well paid job in my home country was the worst mistake. \nBut now i have to find a way out from here

so basically don't come, if you have to come, make german as stepping stone to move on to another foreign workers friendly country

The Germans cannot accept talented foreigners in leadership positions.

When they talk about immigration, they always look at the colored immigrants as the culprit, but the data shows that the majority of it is from Europe. UK, German, Poland and Italy.

The current German IT Market needs Superman, so he can do all types of work. He must be C1 Deutsche Sprache skills, at same time he can work on two to three position at a time, he may agree with a lowest salary as well. There are hundreds of hundreds people searching for jobs, but still not getting the jobs.