Up by 5%

Asked Hubbybee how much should I ask for salary increase. He said 5% to cover for 2% inflation in Germany + 3% salary increase. Sent a short email requesting for 5% salary increase to my boss because I am such a sweet obedient wife (SOMETIMES). Boss set a meeting, we talked just a few seconds…

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Church Concert

The ads say “Taschenlampe Konzert” or Flashlight Concert. Not sure if its really a concert or a regular church mass and the flashlight is simply to catch the interest of people and attend this event. Kids kept asking me about it and I have no answer except that venue is at the church, flashlight is…

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Workload

Had a meeting with my supervisor and topic is: AUSLASTUNG KARLOTA I asked Hubbybee what is auslastung and he said it could mean two things. 🙄 Why does he have to make it always complicated for my brain? So, currently I have a project of 600 hours.  Customer seemed to like my work and specified…

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Lindner out, Scholz next?

German Chancellor, Scholz, made a good speech today.  All in German which I cannot understand completely of course but it was a moving speech nevertheless. I wrote “moving” because it made me stay on the chair trying to understand everything when I mostly have a talent of not listening to anything Germanish. We are heading…

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