hoosema
Spanish expat in Belgium
Forum posts
14
About me
Spanish
Lives in Brussels
Registration: 19 August 2010
Activity
Is 2450E brut salary ok for a Junior Marketing Manager? by bucur_oana_lavinia
Hi, everyone! I just went through a job interview in a telecommunication company based in Brussels, and they made an offer of 2450 euros brut for a position of Junior Marketing Manager. How do you find this salary considering that I am a starter ...
[...] an offer of 2450 euros brut for a position of Junior Marketing Manager. [...] starter with 8 months experience and the contract is for a defined period of 3 months? [...] :DWelcome to Brussels, Oana! Well, that amount for a junior position ... Read More
clarification - about resident card by narmatha.s
Hi, My husband is working at brussels and Im on a dependent visa in belgium. Currently we are at brussels for an onsite tenure from an indian company.We had got our visas through the indian company. As my husband has got a new job at brussels,he ...
Hi, In your position I would definitely contact your Embassy/Consulate. Don't trust your Indian company, since they would not hesitate to backstab or do some tricky maneouver to avoid their employee leaving the company. It would not be the ... Read More
Areas to live in Brussels by woobear
Hi, My boyfriend and I are considering moving to Brussels - he has been offered ajob and we're just weighing up the pros and cons! One of the big things we are nervous about is living in the right area, as neither of us have visited before or ...
Top tier (but too expensive): Uccle, Woluwe-Saint Pierre, Woluwe saint Etienne High tier: Woluwe Saint Lambert, Average (mix of good, cheap, nice ambience): Ixelles, Etterbeek, Downtown, East of Schaerbeek, East of Parvis Saint Gilles Avoid the ... Read More
Expat blog Meet-up in Brussels 7th Feb 2013 by GuestJ
Hello everyone, It's been a while since I planned any events here but I'm still in Brussels and very happy to meet new people. I notice that there are still lots of people that want to meet each other and make new friends so I suggest some ...
I will see if I can drag there a good bunch of fellas ;) Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
I'm glad I have been helpful!! :) I don't know what to tell you about the salary... Ask for 100k, and then negotiate!! :P Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
Well, normally Freelance experienced profiles are very well paid, but as you said, the tax level takes a huge part away. This is why people that go Freelance in Belgium tend to create their own mono-personal companies in order to avoid paying so ... Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
Is it common to have to pay 2 months rent for deposit when renting and how common is the practice that the landlord is not an honorable person and does not return those 2 mo rent as deposit back? Any thought on that?Well, hi again!! This question ... Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
:O Half the price in Flanders... Yeah, you're right. I assume Brussels is much more expensive than other regions because of all the people that come here with paid expenses (read with me: diplomatics, European Union, European Comission...) but I ... Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
Hi again! Well, the east part of Brussels (Woluwe-Saint Lambert, Woluwe-Saint Pierre) are two of the most expensive areas, but they are the nicest, without the problem of dangerous neighbourhood so common in other distrits. But of course, that has ... Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
Hi! Your calculation about the 43% may be accurate, that's more or less what they take away from me. At least, that was the case when I was on my own. Now that I'm officially living with my girlfriend, there is an administrative figure similar to ... Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
Hi again! Considering we both are Spaniards we could continue the topic in Spanish, but doing so would keep uninformed other foreign expats who may be interested, so... back to English! About the money, if it's for a junior engineer it's a normal ... Read More
Moving to Mons, Belgium - Salaries and taxes by GuestPoster267
Hello people, I would like some advise with this issue. I'm being offered €32k for an IT Job in Mons, at Google Data Center. I'm in disadvantage because I really don't know much companies pays in Belgium for a IT Technician with experience (5+ ...
Hi Morti, I'm also a Spaniard living in Belgium, and I could tell you that those 32k can easily become 1400-1600 monthly + two payments of 1k (may and december). The taxes are so incredibly high that a lot of people consider going into a career in ... Read More