Mike Rock
@rockavitch
Irish expat in Hungary
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12
Contacts
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About me
Irish
Lives in Érd
Speaks English
Registration: 05 December 2009
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Bumming :( by mr_scarecrow
Got a job in a call centre, don't know if I can post the place but I'll tell the story and I'll share if asked because they shouldn't be worked for. Got offered the job, 120000 a month plus commission, only taxed 1% as it's a UK company and the ...
Oxeva is the name from what we established above, I originally remember seeing a negative topic about them on xpatloop once myself, also remember the cold calling fun and lack of payment myself lol, left it a little long myself so hopefully works ... Read More
Bumming :( by mr_scarecrow
Got a job in a call centre, don't know if I can post the place but I'll tell the story and I'll share if asked because they shouldn't be worked for. Got offered the job, 120000 a month plus commission, only taxed 1% as it's a UK company and the ...
lol sounds familar... start with an O and end in an A by any chance? If so I lasted 3 days also, had me finish cold calling for them and then let me go lol, can't be just a coincidence. Read More
House/Flat Rentals by rockavitch
Been looking about online but pretty much not finding anything, anyone have any websites or other sources to find house/flat/apartment rentals in Budapest, Törökbálint, Budaörs, basically any estate agent sites to look at. Thanking you :)
Thanks a lot for the sites and oddly the thought just to look around for signs didn't occur to me, too busy getting ready to move this weekend I guess, but thanks a lot people :D Read More
House/Flat Rentals
Been looking about online but pretty much not finding anything, anyone have any websites or other sources to find house/flat/apartment rentals in Budapest, Törökbálint, Budaörs, basically any estate agent sites to look at. Thanking you :) Read More
Leaning Hungarian
Just curious if anyone has any good suggestions for someone or a place who could teach me Hungarian in the Budapest area. I'm a complete beginner but would only need to get the basics down as once I get that I can rely on my girlfriend and her mum ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
Hobbies include gaming (as I've always been a bit of a nerd since my first Atari), reading, vegging out in front of the telly with a friend or two to watch a movie, visiting forest for a walk and some conversation, put on some music and play along ... Read More
Loneliness when you're abroad by Julien
Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad? I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... ...
Msn, text messaging, computer games, usually how I avoid/overcome loneliness. I tend to get out to local gigs and events too as I try not to sit in and play games all the time as its really not the best solution, but, being able to text a friend ... Read More
Find a job in Hungary by expat.com
Hi, You are an expat living in Hungary? Please share your experience! What is the best way to find a job in Hungary? The Internet? Please tell us which are the most useful / effective websites for job seekers in Hungary. Recruitment agencies? ...
Hello all. I shall be relocating to Hungary (Érd) at the start of March so curious as to the difficulty to finding a job when English is your only language. I'm not aiming at any job in particular, just generally how difficult is it to find ... Read More