Berlin Has a High Quality of Life
Berlin comes out on top for quality of life. Or does it? A revamped salary negotiation guide. Unbridled racism in hiring. Avoid unnecessary travel to America. The German economy en route to recovery?!
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Personal News & Musings
🫣 Sometimes, I’ll overshare and/or rant a bit.
While I’m sick with a cold again, I still had a good week. I went with some colleagues for a team building event at Lane 7 near Potsdamer Platz, where I rediscovered I suck at bowling but I’m not bad at mini-golf.
We headed to Manifesto Market afterwards, and omg, I sampled tacos from Xola. Seriously, I’m still dreaming about them. 🌮
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Community News
🤝 News from our community.
Our last poll asked: Which German city has the best quality of life? 419 people voted (across Threads, LinkedIn, and Substack) and Berlin came out on top with 37%. Some commenters mentioned Leipzig was missing from our list.
Disclaimer: Don’t take this poll too seriously. It was meant to be fun! 🙃
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This week’s featured Germany Life guides: I updated two of our existing guides - A Practical Guide To Negotiating Salary In Germany & Companies In Berlin Hiring Right Now. 👉 Read all our 50+ free guides to living and working in Germany.
ICYMI: Last week’s edition - Job Searches in Germany Are Lasting Longer. 👉 For more, browse our archives.
Our events: I set a date for a community mixer in April. 👉 Subscribe to our events calendar to avoid missing out on future happenings.
Germany Life Hacks: Migrapreneur is offering a new AI training program. Cherry Ventures has an exclusive job board featuring close to 400 opportunities at German startups.
Food For Thought
💡 Articles about tech, the world of work, & other random things.
The World of Work
About AI and the future uncertainty of work.
A fake LinkedIn profile exposed blatant racism in hiring.
56% of women have experienced mansplaining on the job. 🤔
Home services is the fastest growing sector for female entrepreneurs.
There’s a growing trend of job seekers being asked to take personality tests.
All Things Tech
Bluesky’s CEO, Jay Graber, wore a t-shirt at SXSW this week to troll Mark Zuckerberg, and it quickly sold out. I’m happy to say I nabbed one!
Meanwhile, Meta has been found out for blacklisting former employees despite good performance, as well as blocking a former employee’s tell-all book from release. Somehow, it’s still available for purchase.
Random
Poland is said to be the third best country for young adults, and Europeans are living longer.
The world’s biggest underground lake has been recently discovered in Albania.
Central Europe has a new hop off/hop on train with the new Baltic Express line.
Companies Hiring Right Now
🇩🇪 Companies in Germany that are hiring right now.
Doctorflix - Berlin | Jobs (2 openings)
knoell - Remote/Mannheim, Berlin, or Leverkusen | Jobs (2 openings)
More in Common - Berlin | Jobs (1 opening)
Navan - Berlin | Jobs (12 openings)
Urban Sports Club - Berlin & Cologne | Jobs (12 openings)
Verve - Berlin | Jobs (3 openings)
Recently Funded Startups
🇩🇪 German startups that recently raised new funding may also have vacancies.
Dance - €12 M | Berlin | Jobs
Elea - €4 M | Hamburg | Jobs
LipoCheck - €2.5 M | Leipzig | Jobs
Reshape Energy - €5 M | Munich | Jobs
Rex - €5 M | Berlin | Jobs
Senior Connect - Undisclosed | Schrozberg | Jobs
TastyUrban - €6.5 M | Berlin | Jobs
Ucaneo - Undisclosed | Berlin | Jobs
Vantis - Undisclosed | Munich | Jobs
Vytal - €14.2 M | Cologne | Jobs
News in Germany
🗞️ All of the news in Germany.
General News
Deutsche Bahn shelled out €197 M in compensation for delays in 2024. Emissions in Germany also fell by 3.4% last year.
Germany is again free from foot and mouth disease, but measles are at an all-time high in Europe. Get vaccinated! 💉
Avoid unnecessary travel to America. German tourists who have committed no crimes continue to be illegally incarcerated in the US. Even worse, is the cruel torture inflicted on a German with permanent residency status in the US.
Repeat offenders who ride public transit in Berlin without a ticket often end up in jail. Fundraising efforts recently helped liberate 15 people.
Politics & Economy
In biggggg news, Germany is finally releasing the “debt brake” and plans unprecedented spending on building the military and repairing aging infrastructure.
A new military homeland security division has been created. While expansion progresses, a massive recruitment drive is also needed.
Despite the rollercoaster like threat of US tariffs, these efforts are expected to boost GDP by 2026. Germany could actually spend almost €2 T without harming economic growth.
Karma is a bitch. Berliners have been setting Teslas on fire and 94% of Germans say they’d never buy one of their cars. The Berliner takes a deep dive into Elon’s failed backing of the AfD. 💀
Tesla is attempting illegal af DOGE-like tactics at the Berlin plant. Management is forcing employees who had been on sick leave to disclose their medical diagnoses and in some cases, have withheld pay and forced resignations.
Immigration & Labor Market
Knowing your rights and obligations is crucial if you work remotely in Germany.
6000 Syrians comprise the biggest group of foreign doctors in Germany and now that Assad has been removed, they’re mulling over returning home.
Immigration officials in Munich’s foreigners’ office have been accused of bribery, taking cash to dole out visas and resident permits.
Due to the new SPD/CDU coalition, it’s now assured that the newly minted dual citizenship laws will remain in place.
Fun, Interesting, and/or Useful
From bagels to Chinese takeout and thin-crust pizza, these are the best spots in Berlin for New York-style food.
The British aren’t the only champion tea drinkers; Germany’s tea-loving East Frisians give them a run for their money. 🍵
You can buy this German castle along the Baltic coast for a mere $201 M.
Pictures from Germany in the final days of WWII, taken by an American combat photographer.
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