Best place to work in Europe

[pilog]

avoid spain like the plague...the whole country seems to be stuck in a downward spiral, lots of clients of mine that lived there have now sold up and returned to the uk with their tails between their legs...or sold up and moved to australasia...
definitely try to stop off in barcelona or seville as they are lovely places to visit and friendly people!

[pr1mr0se]

Hi,
I have a question about Prague. if anybody knows... What is the best place to start looking for a job there for Canadian? i checked Monster they have quite a few opportunities - even language requirements is not a barrier. Looks like a lot of international companies are there, outsourcing as well... I need to relocate to Eastern Europe, and Prague sounds like a nice place to live and work. Any idea about how much they pay? Some Monster.ca positions even offer relocation packages. I guess some employers will be willing to deal with work permit too. Canadians do not need visa to stay there but sure need something to be able to work..
Thanks!

[Steven]

Switzerland is super expensive from what my friends have told me. Like the most expensive by a landslide.

A lot of people on here saying Switzerland is expensive. This is not my experience unless you live in the middle of Zuerich or Geneva. The Swiss VAT rate is only 7.5% and their fuel duty is also quite low. Rent and housing costs generally are expensive in the middle of towns but that's the same everywhere. Depends on where you live, and their public transport is second to none imx. Healthcare is also very good.

-- Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:43 am --

Germany and Spain is good for living.

Plz try these two countries in Europe.

Spain has been hit really hard by the recession.

I would have said Austria was one of the better places to live in Europe, but their economy is about to implode very badly because of all the bad loans their banks made to eastern European countries.

If you want to get sophisticated about this, the Isle of Man usually has a lot of jobs going in services and healthcare and the income tax rate is really low. Not sure what the situation is at this moment but I seriously thought about moving there at one point. Gibraltar is also another possible destination where they usually have demands for skilled labour.

Germany to my way of thinking isn't a good place to move to, but it's a very large country so it depends on whereabouts you want to live there. All the industrial towns I've been to there have been, well, very industrial.

Denmark is nice but if you think Switzerland is expensive your eyes will pop out of your head if you go to Copenhagen.

Or there's Norway, which usually has jobs going and low income taxes (but high duties on imported goods) if you can stand the weather, the language and the weird currency.

I'm surprised someone said Belgium in this thread, I've spent a lot of time there and I was never particularly impressed. It's not awful, it's just not particularly interesting.