The Berlin Life

Hallo Reader - Happy New Year! Hope you are all happy and healthy. 🥳 This marks the first time that I've used this mailing list and I'm excited to announce our next Ladies Networking Event on February 14, 2024, @ 19:00. Let's have a unique Valentine's Day together. The venue is TBD but is likely to be a centrally located restaurant in Mitte that most people can access easily. Attendance is free and you're more than welcome to bring friends. I'm hoping to keep the event to around 15 people or...

Hallo Reader - We love this week's newsletter as there are so many positive things to share. You can now submit applications for a Blue Card online. We had a successful Ladies Networking Dinner event and have plans to do more. Engineering managers are one of the highest-paid tech jobs. Last but not least, inflation is expected to drop significantly in 2024. We cover all this and more in our 22/10/2023 edition of The Berlin Life newsletter. Personal News Sometimes, I'm going to overshare. ⭐ I...

Hallo Reader - What's on this week? We dish on the top ten salaries that pay more than $100,000 annually, climate activists are having an impact on German cities committing to environmental reform, people were panic buying glitter before a micro-plastics ban came into effect, and a new night club opened at Tegel. We cover all this and more in our 15/10/2023 edition of The Berlin Life newsletter. Personal News 🙋♀️ Sometimes, I'm going to overshare. We're hitting your mailboxes on a Sunday...

Hallo Reader - What's on this week? Germany has some of the shortest work weeks in all of the EU. More mothers are working than ever before. Berliners are getting healthier and drinking less. On the other hand, Octoberfest attendees are increasing their cocaine use. We cover all this and more in our 10.10.2023 edition of The Berlin Life newsletter. Personal News 🙋♀️ Sometimes, I'm going to overshare. For the first time ever, I had family visit me from Canada this past weekend. It was awesome!...

Guten tag Reader - What's on this week? I share some personal news, we need volunteers to help build and expand our community, it's harder for immigrants to find work in Germany, and a lot of German employees find their jobs meaningless (and their bosses are depressed). We cover all this and more in our 1/10/2023 edition of The Berlin Life newsletter. Personal News 🙋♀️ Sometimes, like today, I'm going to overshare. Early on in the pandemic, I went through a really difficult time. One of the...

Guten morgen Reader - What's on this week? People change their jobs a lot over the course of their careers, Australian companies are seeking to hire "mature workers", Berlin's going to plant a lot of trees, and we're going to avoid an energy shortage this winter (but your heating bill will remain expensive AF.) We cover all this and more in our 25/9/2023 edition of The Berlin Life newsletter. Community News 🗣️ News from The Berlin Life community. We're light on community news this week! Sorry...

Guten tag Reader - We've got a jam-packed newsletter for you today. 🚀 What's on this week? Get advice on how to handle weight bias and discrimination at work, Ye was in Berlin and went to get a Döner, and Chancellor Scholz wants foreigners to get German citizenship. We cover all this and more in our 18/9/2023 edition of The Berlin Life newsletter. Community News 🗣️ News from The Berlin Life community. Our ladies' networking event on Oct 18, 2023, is now booked solid. 🥳 Register to be added to...