The flat life of older farmers from Beijing to Holland

Hello everyone , I'm brother Yang .

In Zhihu, I found a diary of an older farmer from Beijing to Holland , Living environment and work intensity , It's much easier than at home , It makes many little friends envious . Dongge spent two years as a graduate student in beautiful country , The living environment and learning atmosphere are good , The only drawback is being too lonely , After thinking about it, I returned home , At present, it has taken root in Beijing . Even so , But who can say for sure in the future , Maybe I'll have another chance to go out . The mood is different , If you have this chance , I might make another choice .

The following is the original .

author ： Xiao Li is in Holland

https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/469261829

One . Background introduction

Time flies like an arrow , Already this year 41 An old yard farmer of years old . Living in my hometown 19 year , Then I went to Beijing to study and work 19 year . I've always wanted to go to North America to develop , For various reasons, it didn't succeed in the end . Before going abroad, I worked in a friend's company for more than a year , I wanted to take advantage of it 40 Try again at the age of , It turns out to be a pity , Failed departure . In a flash, it's almost the age of children's school , So I decided to cut the mess quickly and go abroad decisively .

Two . Job opportunities

In former colleagues （ My ex Manager） Recommended by , Successfully passed the Netherlands http://Booking.com Interview .

Get offer After signing the contract ,Booking Several specialists will be arranged very considerately to assist in the follow-up process , Include ： house-moving , visa , Plane ticket , Pick someone up at the airport , Hotel after arriving in the Netherlands , Rental intermediary services , Bank account , City Hall archives submission and other large-scale Affairs , The whole process is professional and smooth .

3、 ... and . house-moving

Decide to use Booking After the employee relocation service provided , The company that connects with the international moving service contacted me and came to the door to preliminarily estimate the space occupied by the furniture that needs to be moved ,Booking Provide up to one container space to help incoming employees move . The moving company is responsible for all matters related to moving , From time planning , Space size estimation , Door to door packing , loading , Customs declaration, etc . To be honest, I was very nervous , When do so many things have to be moved ！ But to my surprise , Professional companies are just different , It only took 2 Hours （6 personal ）, Almost emptied my home in Beijing . One sentence summary ： This move is the most satisfactory moving service I have ever felt .

in addition ,Booking It also supports the transportation of vehicles to the Netherlands , And support pets moving （ Limited reimbursement ）.

Four . visa

Booking Provide HSM work visa , The visa will be followed up by a professional immigration company . The company assists ： List of visa materials submitted to the Embassy , List of materials submitted to the Dutch city hall , get 30% ruling List of materials . Visa materials are actually troublesome , One of the most troublesome is the birth certificate , But in this respect, everyone's situation is different , Not here . in addition , All materials need to be notarized （ Including translation ）, Then the Chinese Embassy , Dutch embassy double certification . I'm afraid of trouble myself , It was handled by an intermediary who spent money , Visa materials for a family of three also cost a lot of money .

That year 9 month , After the materials submitted by the Dutch Embassy in Beijing, Ma Liang , The whole person is relaxed , The most troublesome stage before going abroad is finally over .

After submitting the visa, I went to blue harbor for a walk

5、 ... and . Preparation before departure

1. Take care of the house in Beijing 、 The car

2. I went to the bank to withdraw the cash used for living in the Netherlands in the early stage （ For the first time in my life, I have so much Euro Cash ）

3. Handle the International Vaccine Book for children , Drop out of kindergarten for children （ Just for a week ）

4. Cancel unused mobile card

5. Scan many important documents and files for backup

6. Ate a lot of crayfish

7. Play around Beijing with your children

8. With friends , Colleagues say goodbye

9. Communicate with rental agencies in the Netherlands , At this time, they have begun to enter the process of assisting in renting

10. Start to understand the situation of kindergartens and primary schools in the Netherlands ,Booking There are corresponding services to help families integrate into Dutch society

11. meanwhile ,Booking Start preparing for entry

6、 ... and . set out

According to the scheduled departure date , The family sent the three of us to the airport . Everything was calm , Family members have been to the Netherlands before . Just before boarding , My daughter asked me ： Dad, we're going to Holland ？ Shall we go back to Beijing ？ It feels like tears in an instant .

7、 ... and . Arrived in

10 After one hour , Our family arrived at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands . The weather is fine , Cheerful mood .

As soon as the customs heard it, it was Booking The employees' , Directly stamped , The family didn't ask questions . After leaving the customs , Go to the counter designated by the company and wait for the driver to pick up the plane , Then take your luggage to the hotel .

8、 ... and . Check In the Hotel

Amsterdam is small , We soon arrived at the hotel .

Booking It is very considerate to provide a two bedroom and one living room apartment hotel according to our number of people , You can cook by yourself . We went to the supermarket and bought fruit, milk, bread and salmon , I'll have an early rest after eating. I'm jet lagged .

Nine . start-up

After formal entry , In the first month, the company assigned new employees to Bootcamp, Conduct induction training .

In the first month, I came to have coffee every morning , Take part in induction training and various procedures ： Including improving employee information 、 Job skills training 、 Corporate culture training 、 Insurance knowledge 、 Knowledge of renting and buying a house 、 Tax issues, etc . meanwhile , I need to see the house with an intermediary company （ As we'll see ）, Strive to rent a room and move out of the hotel apartment as soon as possible . Use them at that time （ Some of the people I met at that time Manager） In other words ： Your most important task at this stage is to settle down with your family .

Almost at the end of the induction training , I'm in my current group TL Took it , Changed offices , Officially started work .

The way WLB The problem of , My company is very good in this regard , Most of my colleagues are in the morning 9 spot -10 Points continue to the company , Breakfast, water, coffee, meeting , At noon, 12:00-1:00 Go to the canteen for lunch , Afternoon 4:30-5:30 And went away . I was TL Found two informal conversations , Say I work too hard ,5 Let's go at seven . In fact, I don't want to do struggle to force , It's just that sometimes I get into a state and really don't want to put down my work . I've tried several times to stay until 8 Some more , Then he was blown away by security ： sir , I will be off work soon. .

Before the outbreak , I feel very good after work every day ：

1. Don't worry after work , So it's very easy after work , No, OnCall Because there is SRE, No one will send you a message （ Especially extreme situations can , But I haven't met ）.

2. There is a special sense of ceremony every day , Especially when you go out after work ： Throw away the fruit peel on the table , Put the coffee cup back , Put the notebook in the bag , Take a scarf , Put on the headphones , Put on your coat , Backpack , according to GoogleMap Listen to the music at the calculated time and walk to the bus stop on time ...