▲ 1973 ▼ Not allowed to work from home (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/maliciouscompliance@lemmy.world 224 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I don't understand how people can live like this and not consider emigration. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) To where? Somewhere with a substantial pay reduction that does NOT want me there and likely requires I learn a new language in midlife. I'm fine, it's not a hellscape here, there are problems everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 point 2 years ago Unfortunately, true. Countries in the Anglosphere generally don't allow immigration at all past the age of 50 or 55 unless you're married to a citizen or something, so odds are good you aren't even eligible to get in by the time you hit midlife. And going outside of the Anglosphere requires becoming fluent in a language other than English - and even then it's not so easy to immigrate. Of course, one can always head to Svalbard - they don't require work visas or residence visas, as per https://www.sysselmesteren.no/en/entry-and-residence/ - but it's pretty cold that close to the North Pole. Plus you'd have to learn Norwegian. permalink fedilink source parent [–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 2 points 2 years ago Coming from someone who successfully did exactly that - because it's quite tough. Immigration to most countries is quite competitive and expensive, with a lot of hoops to jump through. Those who can do it typically are much better off than the average Tommy and Gina (edit: Bon Jovi for those downvoters who don't get the reference). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) To where? Somewhere with a substantial pay reduction that does NOT want me there and likely requires I learn a new language in midlife. I'm fine, it's not a hellscape here, there are problems everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 point 2 years ago Unfortunately, true. Countries in the Anglosphere generally don't allow immigration at all past the age of 50 or 55 unless you're married to a citizen or something, so odds are good you aren't even eligible to get in by the time you hit midlife. And going outside of the Anglosphere requires becoming fluent in a language other than English - and even then it's not so easy to immigrate. Of course, one can always head to Svalbard - they don't require work visas or residence visas, as per https://www.sysselmesteren.no/en/entry-and-residence/ - but it's pretty cold that close to the North Pole. Plus you'd have to learn Norwegian. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 point 2 years ago Unfortunately, true. Countries in the Anglosphere generally don't allow immigration at all past the age of 50 or 55 unless you're married to a citizen or something, so odds are good you aren't even eligible to get in by the time you hit midlife. And going outside of the Anglosphere requires becoming fluent in a language other than English - and even then it's not so easy to immigrate. Of course, one can always head to Svalbard - they don't require work visas or residence visas, as per https://www.sysselmesteren.no/en/entry-and-residence/ - but it's pretty cold that close to the North Pole. Plus you'd have to learn Norwegian. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 2 points 2 years ago Coming from someone who successfully did exactly that - because it's quite tough. Immigration to most countries is quite competitive and expensive, with a lot of hoops to jump through. Those who can do it typically are much better off than the average Tommy and Gina (edit: Bon Jovi for those downvoters who don't get the reference). permalink fedilink source parent
