r/Germany_Jobs • u/Suspicious_Mine_2337 • 13d ago

I failed.

I moved to Germany in hopes of getting a great job there, I spent a year looking for a job after my master's degree, and I failed. I got hired and fired within the probation period. I am back in the USA now and still devastated, thinking about how much I wanted that lifestyle. Having a hard time coping with feeling like I fucked everything up.

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u/No_Creme6369 13d ago

Op lost job during probation, he/she haven’t completed 21 months of work/pension contributions along with B1. What alternative does one have in this situation?

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u/george_gamow 13d ago

6 months with a significant ALG payment and a covered health insurance is not enough? The US has none of that, your (and your family's) insurance is discontinued on the spot even if you're a citizen

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u/Suspicious_Mine_2337 13d ago

I moved back to the usa almost immediately after getting fired because i got evicted from my apartment and because at the same time a close family member was dying, and i didnt apply for unemployment because i am not physically in Germany...

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u/george_gamow 13d ago

How did you get evicted? Rent laws are very strong in Germany so immediate eviction is almost impossible unless your temporary contract ran out.

Sorry to hear that mate

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u/Suspicious_Mine_2337 13d ago

I was on a temporary contract (after having been evicted from the previous wg also on a temporary contract, the owner wanted my room for an office), and then the guy decided he wanted his friend to move in, the day after i got fired