Moving to Warsaw - Australian

[u/neptune2304]

Hi everyone,

I’m an Australian thinking to move to Warsaw soon with my Polish wife. I’ve worked in law enforcement back home, but I know that won’t really carry over to Poland, so I’m open to general administrative or office roles. I have Portuguese citizenship so hopefully that should make things a bit easier. love to hear from locals and expats about what the job market is like at the moment.

A few things I’m curious about: - Are there many English-only jobs in Warsaw, or are they quite competitive? - Which industries tend to hire English speakers? - How different is the work culture compared to Western countries?

I’d really appreciate any advice, personal experiences, or tips on making the move smoother. Thanks so much in advance!

[u/THEREALGIGACHADY]

As foreigner I can tell you that companies hire non Polish speakers: mostly IT related jobs or jobs in bank (KYC/Compliance/AML). Other fields a bit tough cuz of job market is cooked and a lot of immigrants came to Poland for the past 2-3 years.

[u/neptune2304 → u/THEREALGIGACHADY]

Thank you I’ll be sure to keep AML in mind. 👍

[u/Normal_Cricket7906 → u/neptune2304]

Generally, being a migrant is going to be super tough anywhere from now on. With AI and automation coming and already bad job market (I say it as a software dev in FAANG company, in a couple of years it's going to get a lot worse) + growing hostility towards migrants I am not sure why you are making this move. English jobs are not the problem, it's just getting any job is pretty hard and especially if you expect to have a decent pay and prospects. I doubt it's going to be successful to be honest and there's no malice in what I say

[u/THEREALGIGACHADY → u/neptune2304]

No problem, man. Check out LinkedIn. Now companies hiring analysts. Good luck!

[u/any_colouryoulike]

Expect to not work in your current profession unless you have some really special skills in that regard. There is the frontex HQ in Warsaw, so not sure if you could land something there. Portuguese citizenship at least gives you full working rights. You might get a job as a night guard somewhere but don't expect that to pay you much

[u/neptune2304 → u/any_colouryoulike]

Yeh 100% . Im okay with leaving law enforcement behind - happy to pick something more office based 9-5 though

[u/unlessyoumeantit]

law enforcement & English speaking

Compliance/AML related jobs at global banks in Warsaw might be something for you

[u/Clarksonism]

You will have a tough time, consider using the search function for an idea about the job market for non-Polish speaking immigrants

[u/nuabi]

You have people skills and expertise in problem resolution and de-escalation. Personally I would be looking for US based companies who need IT product support people for non US TZ coverage. Search term would be escalation manager

[u/redHammerAce]

Can get remote jobs also thou you loose the ability to meet folks in person, more cash this way. Remote.com has listed jobs tho be careful these companies also hide behind these third party employers (EORs) legally.

[u/stranger84]

Are You ready for breathing smoke in winter? The polish winter smog is terrible, air quality is one of the worst in Europe.

[u/SethLurd]

Economic migrants should really learn the language. You’re useless here.

[u/SethLurd → u/[deleted]]

There is few percent of jobs that are available in ENG for the polish market, we don’t need Australians and Yanks, we have skilled and unskilled Ukrainians and Belarusians. They make the effort of learning our language, westerners are just tourists

[u/Blazkowski]

Whats the difference between expat and immigrant? Skin color?

[u/EasternBlonde → u/Blazkowski]

An immigrant is someone who moves to another country permanently, mostly for safety or economic reasons, an expat is someone who moves to another country without intending to settle there for ever. 

[u/RudnitzkyvsHalsmann → u/EasternBlonde]

bollocks, is the same