Tips for DB Work employees
Tips for DB Work employees: What can you do when you are missing home?
When you're in the Netherlands for work, it can be difficult to cope with homesickness. However, there are some simple activities you can use to feel closer to home and ease this feeling. At DB Work we know exactly what it's like to think about your loved ones and family back home, which is why we have four tips for you that you can start applying today.
- You can spend quality time with other colleagues from your country
One of the best ways to feel connected to your country and people back home is to meet fellow people you already know are from the same city or country as well. You certainly have a lot in common and have each lived in the same geographical space or area. Organize leisure activities together, such as going to football matches or - when prohibition allows it - fishing.
These moments of socializing can help you stop feeling like a stranger in another country. At the same time, you can also recreate some of the atmosphere of home and enjoy the company of people who share your homesickness.
- Join Facebook groups or contact the your community in the Netherlands
One of the best pieces of advice that the DB Work team offers to all specialists in the naval, logistics, industrial or construction fields who go to work in the Netherlands is to stay close to their community there.
The Internet is a valuable source for connecting with other people from your country, anywhere in the world. Join dedicated Facebook groups or other online platforms where your national communities are active. You can share your experiences, ask for advice and participate in public events organized by these communities.
Another extremely important thing to know if you come to work in the Netherlands is that all the information you need or solutions to the various problems you face as an expat can be solved with a simple call to your country's embassy in the Netherlands.
Click on this link and search for your Embassy on the official Netherlands Government website. https://www.government.nl/topics/embassies-consulates-and-other-representations
There you will be able to find valuable information and you will be aware of the events organized by this institution.
- Buy products that come from your country
To curb your cravings for home while you're in the Netherlands, you can look for specific national shops and buy products you love and miss from your country. So you can enjoy traditional dishes, sweets, drinks or even decorative items that remind you of home.
- Watch TV channels from your country
Each of the professionals employed by DB Work has internet access in the accommodation provided to our team. Now you can watch your favorite national TV programmes even when you're in the Netherlands. There are online services that provide access to specific national TV channels from all countries in the world, so you can stay up to date with the news and watch your favorite shows.
Conclusion
Homesickness may still be with you, but nowadays it's not so hard to be close to the places you love, as technology and access to information through it makes life much easier.
If you still need a job in the Netherlands, send a CV to job@dbwork.com!