(English is not my mother language so i used ai some of my questions. If i make a mistake when talking SORRYYYYY)
Hey everyone!
I’m a 23-year-old from Turkey, and I’m currently in the planning stages of moving to Bydgoszcz for a warehouse position at DHL. It’s not set in stone yet, but my ultimate goal is to settle down and eventually become a Polish citizen. I’m looking for a quiet, disciplined lifestyle where I can work and build a future.
I spend my free time cs2 and League
Questions for the locals:
Is Bydgoszcz a good fit for someone looking for a quiet and disciplined lifestyle?
Is it easy to make friends through gaming (CS2/LoL), or should I worry about being socially isolated?
How difficult is the housing market right now? Is finding a room or a small flat a struggle for foreigners?
Besides DHL, are there any other companies or types of roles you’d recommend for someone into tech and hardware?
THANKS FOR THE HELPPP <3333
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Posted by FenasalAyak
11 Comments
DHL sponsoring a visa for you to work in the warehouse?
Do not move to poland to work in warehouse, it would be your worst decision. As a turkish person lives in Poland, without polish and work permit finding job is extremely hard. Beside warehouse salary will just cover your rent and grocery expenses. I would suggest you to find university that provides you work permit and try to find a part time student job. It Could be better plan imo
I think you must be dreaming or something?
No language and moving for a very low paying job? You don’t really setting yourself for a great success mate. For a wage from warehouse you’d barely get by, and with very limited opportunity for a change. Best skip on that.
Bydgoszcz is quite affordable, especially when it comes to renting apartments. There are some nice parks nearby (like Myślęcinek), lakes not far away, and it’s about a 2-hour train ride to the seaside. It’s not such a bad choice.
You want a labour camp?
Go West, they are welcoming Turks and other muslims there. We don’t.
Bydgoszcz is rather bad town for opportunities, if you want to work in warehouse or in production plant that is most that you will get. It’s hard even for Poles to get good job here. A lot of factories have same people on top for years.
I worked with a guy from turkey, he was trying so bad to get something better than warehouse job with no luck. He was jumping from Company to Company every few months.
I think you will manage polish. Few Turks opened kebab in my home disctrict and they learn Basic polish very fast.
Yanlış yoldasın, Polonya aradığın yer değil
Former Bydgoszcz native:
I will try to answer but you have to have in mind that my knowledge can be outdated.
1. Bydgoszcz is really chill city. There isn’t much going on like Warsaw or Poznań but it isn’t that bad in terms of doing something after job. This also should be profit for you cause the apartments should be cheeper then in more mainstream cities.
2. I think those are the most popular online games in Poland so should be fine to find people to play with, idk if you can make friends through this, but for example maybe some of the co worker would be interested in playing with you so you might make some closer connection.
3. I know since I left Poland housing market went bonkers so i don’t have current info. Might be hard to find apartment on your own just by warehouse worker salary, I would aim more in a Room. All my friend rent only if they are couples and split the rent. Best would be first ask company to try to find you a place.
4. Tech and hardware, hmmm Bydgoszcz has some companies with tech but dowside of point 1, there is not much job opportunities as in Warsaw or Kraków for example, especialy for person not knowing polish language.
Probably applying through an agency? If yes you’ll 100% be taken advantage of.