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House Viewing!…. Vil’s Odyssey!

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For 500 Euros you get around 10 square meters space. Ok, there was a balcony, but also loud music from the neighbors. Also an ages old, stained, stinky  mattress (buah!), no desk or wardrobe, but dirt everywhere. A dirty kitchen with no space in the fridge and the cherry on the top, a drunk landlady, too wasted to get up or answer the phone. Seriously. 1830 and there where three empty bottles on the table and a fourth open one. Happy days…..

Ok, price wise 500 Euro is a steal for Amsterdam, but we decided not to go for the cheapest, most crappy option, because we had that already in Barcelona and it suxx.

This is what we found in the internet and might get for a reasonable price in Jan Pieter Heijestraat.

The owner, Geert, is a really cool dude, he is genuine and travelling the world. In the moment he is somewhere in Peru, we had a short chat via Skype and he is a really open and friendly person.

Surely, Vil checked him on Facebook and LinkedIN, he is most likely legit and no Western Union scam.

Hey Geert, you checked Vil and we checked you. There is plenty of scam in this word and there is nothing wrong to be cautious. 🙂 You will be happy to have us as tenants. Thank you for considering <-UpdateSpoiler! 🙂 trusting us.

Tomorrow we will know if Geert likes us as tenants ……!

Haarlem Landlady gets crazy. FUCK! AGAIN? WHY?

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Hi there,
Our actual landlord has a medical condition and we can’t stay there any longer AND Vil needs to go to training next week for three weeks. STRESS!

We need to find a place for us ASAP. We are looking for a place for around 1.200 – 1.500 Euro in Amsterdam and surrounding areas. We are registered in the Netherlands, have all papers sorted and Vil can show my working contract (if needed!)

We need a nice and affordable place to stay (preferred furnished). Maybe or own place or a room in a shared flat, we don’t really care, but the place needs to be nice and suitable for a mid-sized Labrador & Border Collie mix.

We are able to pay good money and we expect a good value for this because we are not feeding greedy landlords or any other kind of parasite trying to take advantage of the situation on the market. We don’t need a luxury apartment, but all appliances should work. We will take good care of your property and we will always pay our rent in time.

WHAT NOT!
Let me say a few things before you reply:
– No collection of email address.
– Please, NO Western Union or bank transfer stories.
– No stories with fake keys
– No rip off! ….. Get Lost!
– Cockroaches

WHO?
A few words about Vil. He is German, speaks also French and English and just relocated from Barcelona to Amsterdam because he found a very nice job for a big software company in the city center.  And there is me, Indy,  a well educated and lovely dog, a labrador/border collie mix.

WE ARE CONSIDERING TO SHARE!

WHEN?
As soon as possible.

BUDGET?
My budget is up to 1.500 Euro

Please send us pictures and your conditions for your property via reply-email or PM. Please include your contact details. We will WhatsApp you if we consider your property.

Thank you

Indy’s BLOG – Looking for an IT-Support or Sales-Job? Don’t look any further!

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Hello, do you have any idea about IT Support and/or Sales?

Well, lucky you!, because there’s a remarkable job opportunity waiting for you.

If you are interested to work in a fast paced environment which values your work read further…..

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I won’t disclose the name of the company, because we want to get the referral bonus, but here are some facts about the job and company:

  • The company is one of the market leaders in their area
    • More then 100.000 employees
    • Billions of $ revenue per year
  • The company offers very good benefits which are way above “normal’ perks:
    • Relocation assistance and allowance.
    • Brand new mobile phone with company sim card. Vil got an Galaxy S6 Edge.
    • Brand new high end laptop and not the crap you find in call centers. Vil got an Lenovo Thinkpad YOGA260 with plenty of power under the hood.
    • Company credit card to cover expenses.
    • Subsidized commuting to work. Means free travel with Tram, Train and Bus.
    • Healthcare subsidy.
    • Very fair sick payment procedure. For example in Spain you have no payment at all, when you are sick, here they continue to pay 100%, because it’s not your fault when you are sick.
    • and more ….

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  • Very good salary which is way above average.
  • Legal tax advise for 30% ruling.
  • Extensive 3 week new hire training
  • Location: AMSTERDAM

It’s NOT Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce, Apple, Google or DELL….., but you surely know the name! It’s a really good opportunity for people which want to work in an interesting and sometimes challenging, but always “fun to work environment”.

For any further information, please contact us via PM, Email or WhatsApp.

WhatsApp : +31 621 481 672

Here you can find all our contact information.

INTERESTED? Contact us!

!!BARK!!

Dutch Paperwork. Ping! Pong! …. Patsch!

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To register the town of Amsterdam requests a paper from Vil, which he needs to obtain from the German General Consulate. To obtain this paper from the German General Consulate he needs a statement that he is registered in Amsterdam. So he can’t register, because he need to produce a paper which he only gets when he is registered.

WTF?!

Indy’s BLOG – Second apartment tour!

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Today Vil viewed five apartments, the first one was nice, but unfurnished, the second had too steep stairs I couldn’t walk, the third was just awful, the fourth was nice but a bit too expensive and the last one will maybe our new place. He placed an offer and now we need to wait for the response of the landlord. 1.425 Euro for a ground floor apartment with around 45 square meters. BOAH, that’s serious money!

!WaitBark!

Indy’s BLOG – No Payment, No Relocation Number, NOTHING!

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Outch! Today was the day of truth and Vil needed to learn that he might misunderstood the relocation agreement. He was under the impression that the relocation budget covers all expenses for flat search and renting, but unfortunately neither the deposit is covered nor there will be any advance payment to cover this expenses.

He was already informed that he won’t get paid at the end of the month, because he joined the company at the 15th and Payroll closes at the 14th of the month, so he need to wait until end of next month to get any payment.

FUCK Bark, we are so screwed.

Indy’s BLOG – Guest House Amsterdam

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They put us in a wonderful, high standard, totally overpriced guest house, but we need to buy the toilet paper ourselves. The cutlery, plates and cups are the cheapest IKEA one and the ONE pot, the ONE pan are even cheaper supermarket stuff. Fully service is something different.

And they paid an unbelievable 150.- Euro a day to the rental agency.

In a retrospective it was completely nonsense to put us in such a house. We didn’t wanted that and the relocation agency was aware of it. We explicitly asked for a small place with dog, nothing else. Come on, we slept the last weeks on the floor of a Yoga Studio. We don’t need that…. We need food, money for the ticket and medicine.