Posted on 02/03/2009 9:21:51 AM PST by COUNTrecount
i think that either way we are in for a rough ride the next few years....
If I had that option and wasn’t married and tied down to a house, I’d love to relocate for a while to the Czech Republic. I’m half-Czech (from Dad) and I have relatives and family history there. I think it would be quite exciting.
Especially if you like beer, or as said in Czech: pivo. Pilsen, Czech Republic is where the pilsner beer was invented if memory serves.
I've been intrigued recently with the Vysoke Tatry region of Slovakia.
It has always been an equal opportunity Nation.
By in large, Americans were pretty peaceful about surrendering their livelihoods to foreigners. By in large, Indians riot.
The statistics get skewed once the Civil War and the population figures are taken into account.
“Mostly that’s developing markets like India, China, and Brazil. “
I’ll volunteer for Brazil duty.
Nothing wrong with that. Lots of companies have assistance programs that involve sign on times. If the company is going to pay to move you somewhere, or pay to teach you something, there’s no reason for them not to make sure they’ll get their money’s worth. They aren’t paying for these things for fun, they’re in it for the money.
This "relocation assistance" is basically the severance package IBM avoided paying because the employee was nutty enough to relocate to India on IBM's terms. The question of whether to take the relocation package or severance package is an IQ test. If the employee takes the relocation package (instead of the severance package), then he really is dumb enough to be working for IBM on local terms in India.
Maybe, maybe not. I’ve seen plenty of relocation packages that include the trip back and continued employment if you stay through the agreed time period.
Didn’t know that. I use Hindus as shorthand whenever discusing Indians from India so not to confuse those who might think I am talking about American Indians.
My apologies to Christian Indians...
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