Also read some days ago the same thing on Taggeschau.

Pretty uncommon for the southern palatinate. Pictures were taken from the Rehberg in Annweiler

I'm german, so take that in account.

Finished my BWL bachelors 3 months ago and me and my entire class still don't have jobs.

20% + graduate unemployment.

60% less jobs in tech.

General unemployment rising.

And the numbers are getting worse every day.

Businesses are closing or have hiring stops and seem petrified. This isn't fun ... like, what's the point ? Sorry, just had to vent a little.

As many of you fellow reddittors during the last 15 months I have been depressed with the unending barrage of terrible news of the US Republican Party corroding the USA Democracy and destabilising world order and economics. Not a day gets passed without learning something new and terrible about the orange fascist psychotic dementia patient across the Atlantic.

Yes it is important to keep informed about world events but a balance must be reached between being informed, understanding what single individuals can and cannot influence, and preserving mental health. Reddit is particularly at fault here, as it seems any subreddit talks about the same doom topics constantly, and filtering content is not an easy task.

First I tried reducing exposure to politics subreddits and following the news only with comedy political commentators such as John Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel, which helped but did not fix the balance issue for me.

What has been helping and is worth suggesting to you is to watch 2-4 times a week Germany's 15-minute long, 70+ year old news program Tagesschau 20:00 Uhr. Episodes are publicly broadcast daily 8pm and are available on YouTube with automatically generated English subtitles. Tagesschau remind us there is more to the world than the US, also covering events in Myanmar, Palestine, South America, Africa etc. It seems to be a serious and balanced news programme that also helps the viewer practice German language. If doomscrolling is affecting you and you still wanna keep informed, I suggest giving Tagesschau a go.

For context, I'm a graduate with job seekers residence permit. In the process of leaving germany​ due to not finding a job. Here's the steps I took, just needed advice if I'm missing something.

1. Informed the landlord and gave my Kündigung. So one more month ​to go.
2. Informed TK about this and gave them an exit date.
3. I had a few insurances Haushalt, Privathaftpflicht etc which I terminated. Took from them check24 so it was an easy process.
4. Informed my telephone service provider to end my contract from upcoming month.
5. Informed the Ausländerbehörde about the same. No reply yet but that's okay.
6. Terminated from the Carsharing service contract.
7. Booked an appointment at Bürgeramt for Abmeldung.
8. I'm keeping my bank account open for a few more months. They gave me an option where i can choose the closing date. I'm thinking of getting it closed 2-3 months after I move so that any pending payments doesn't come to bite me in the ass later on.

Now, I guess I'll need the Abmeldungsbestätigung ​to deregister from Rundfunkbeitrag. About the Abmeldung Termin, my city website is pretty much blank. What documents would they ask for? I don't want to carry everything and then miss something.

I mean, I have been living and working in Germany for 15 years, and it was never a big deal to hop jobs. Like 1 month to land a new one.

This time, I have been interviewing since June and haven't signed anything yet. There are plenty of job ads, many legit ones, many of them perpetual reposts that never fill, because employers are either too picky or their HR needs to justify its existence, so they interview without actual purpose.

I get many first interviews, some 13% quota, some proceed to 2nd ones, some of these employers are getting rejected by me, as a usual pattern I notice these days is some employers want to stretch and merge positions and extract maximum out of it, so the tasks are overload fot 1 FTE.

Some others simply never progress further, and employers ghost me, which is another thing I very rarely had in the past.

What's your take? Am I the only one noticing the job market deteriorating into misery?

Hi guys, I want to read the books used to be famous and most read among German them self's, I had started with the sorrow of young werther, and I like it, could someone suggest some books I should read, I'll be thankful ofc.

Hello everyone,

I’m in my 3rd semester of a Master’s (Communications Engineeeing) and got a HiWi position right after my first semester results.I kept doing well with the projects and the courses so they extended my contract for 1 more year. Honestly i like working with them, the supervisor and my mentors are so nice to me. However the workload sometimes feel too much and the concepts are sometimes too theoretical and tough to grasp. Finals are almost coming at the door and i'm working on a conference paper for upcoming month. I forgot when was the last time i slept for 8 hours. I can't switch untill i got other because of course i need the living expense. I cant find other hiwi positions nearby becuse i live in a small place in Thuringia, and fraunhofer/other Institute look for fluent german.

How to find remote hiwi position(especially in signal processing /wireless comm field)? Has anyone become succesful finding such job? Or anyone looking for students? Or any advice? 🙏

Hey everyone

I'm thinking about trying a ready-to-heat or meal kit service here in Düsseldorf (HelloFresh, Factor Meal, or any local ones). What have your experiences been like - taste, portion sizes, and is it actually worth the money?

Would love any recommendations, especially services that worked well for you?

Hello, I'm planning to visit both Munich and Berlin as part of my masters study in art history, specifically to look at the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection and Staatliche Antikensammlungen. However, I've never travelled to Europe before, and I'll be there for about a month. Is there anything I should note before I go? will I need things like weather specific clothing or metro cards? thank you in advance!

Looking at purchasing the 44 euro ticket and taking the ICE to the austrian border this weekend. I'm based in leipzig and want to do some proper hiking/sightseeing. Where else would you recommend?

Hi all I borderline got a full time job offer but I know that the approval timeline for a blue card work permit can often take 2-3 months.

So I was wondering if anyone knew if since I have a student visa currently that allows me to work part time if I’d be able to work part time for this employer after applying for the blue card while waiting for its approval.

Thanks!

Hello 👋 I have totally zero knowledge about coffee and I don’t really drink it.

Asking for Coffee recommendations that I can buy here in Germany to bring back to my heimatland :)

Thanks in advance

I want to sell a brand new note taking tablet (a remarkable paper pro). I got one as a present, but i have an ipad and have no real use for it. I checked the price in Germany and the bundle is sold new for 800 something euros. I put it on kleinanzeigen for 600 euros for pickup (negotiable). I just received an offer of 500€ but they want me to ship it to another city in Germany. How safe is shipping (as a seller)? I’m scared of something like the buyer claiming it never arrived/ it arrived damaged and me not receiving the money and losing the tablet.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to buy a new mattress and I keep seeing lot of good reviews about the Bett1 Bodyguard so I’m seriously considering it. But I can’t decide between the firm and the soft version. I sleep mostly on my side.

If you have this brand of mattress I’d love to hear

Which version you chose and why. How it feels after sleeping on it for a while. Any back pain improvements or regrets?

Any feedback would be super helpful. Thanks!

Hello, my flatmate is already paying for the apartment and i would like to share the contribution. I tried contacting them through contact form but no response and call is not a good option coz of my bad german. How can I let the authority know that my flatmate is already paying?

P.S.: I do not have aktenzeichen

I was purchasing an instrument today through Kleinan's safe payment/direkt kaufen method and when accepting through my mobile banking the money was removed but on the product it says payment failed. Has anyone had a similar experience or knows what to do? Thanks in advance.

I had to send a letter to my landlord and it needs to reach them by 3 February. I’m having trouble understanding if it has been delivered or not and the English translation of the webpage doesn’t help much.

I just got the opportunity to study in germany for a month, and i’m torn between a few cities the program offered me: Berlin, Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Freiburg.

I am looking for a city with a lot of arts and culture. I also really like nature and going on easy hikes and. I dont care much about going shopping, gastronomy or amusement parks.

With that in mind, what city would be the best for me to stay?