LebGeeks

potato

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Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Share with us which company do you work currently for and hows life and everything going on with you ?
Ill give the start for someone else and share mine later on.

Guitaret

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

I like that you are waiting for a person to start before you share your whereabouts, interesting.

I registered to this forum in 2012, do I qualify as an "old" member?

nuclearcat

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

I work for opensource consultancy, one of largest and most known, founded by... Lebanese. Company where top corporations call when they face problems they cannot solve and it is related to opensource.
He don't seek fame, but on my opinion he fully deserve it, if you look to his and then his company achievements.

Guitaret

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

I left Lebanon a few months ago seeking a better life in Europe, and as a consultant, I worked with more than one huge company which boosted my experience and career identity.
Now I am confident in comparing what is life/career like in Europe vs Lebanon, and as surprising as it is, I have to say that Lebanon holds few benefits.

Salloum

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Left Lebanon in August 2019 - yes, I saw it coming, no, I didn't know it would happen that shortly after I left and that it would be as bad as it was/is. Lived in Kuwait until August 2021 and have been in Dubai ever since.

Joe

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

I moved from Lebanon in 2007, started working for Red Hat in 2013, moved to Italy in 2019, had 2 kids since.

Life is ... ups and down... After all this time, it's still hard being away from my family, but I have a good thing going on here.

Oh and I love my job.

Johnaudi

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Left Lebanon in 2021, worked for BMW as an intern for 9 months in Munich then joined Amazon as an SDE2 in Berlin.

The job is nice, the living is okay. Life isn't as "exciting" as it was in Lebanon (in terms of lifestyle I would say, very monotone) but at least it's stable and safe so I cannot complain. Regularly visit Lebanon every few months, a bit hard to meet the people you used to see on a daily basis only twice a year or so. But I guess that's life!

But maybe that's bound to change once we have that piece of paper that makes me German. Maybe open up my own thing, be more "free" per se, who knows!

Guitaret

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

But maybe that's bound to change once we have that piece of paper that makes me German. Maybe open up my own thing, be more "free" per se, who knows!

Yes, I do feel the same, getting a PR or a Nationality will definitely give us the freedom to acquire happier choices.
Germany was on my radar, but I did not like their 8 years minimum legal stay. Someone told me they will decrease it to 5 years, did they do that already?

DNA

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

How do you all just move to europe and find jobs just like that? do you know poeple there or there is something i dont know? i went once couple years back for couple of days for some business and visa was hard to get. i would really like to get a one way ticket and never come back

anyway i am currently in the shithole everyone loves for some reason, have my own business and work for several companies in IT / networking

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Guitaret

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Hello @DNA, I work in software and it was easy (or easier) for me to find work abroad that sponsored my visa/work permit, I don't know anyone where I am right now to help me setup my life. I moved here like a hermit and learned everything on my own.

Do you have software development experience or other IT related (cybersecurity, data science, information security...)?

Johnaudi

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Yes, I do feel the same, getting a PR or a Nationality will definitely give us the freedom to acquire happier choices.
Germany was on my radar, but I did not like their 8 years minimum legal stay. Someone told me they will decrease it to 5 years, did they do that already?

The new law will allow blue card holders to get it even earlier. And I believe it's 3 years if you have a C1 in German (someone told me that, though I couldn't find sources)
A PR would only take about 1.75 years with the blue card though.

Guitaret

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

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TheIlluminative

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Moved from Lebanon at the beginning in 2021 and now living in Dubai and working as a TV commentator.

It's OK, life is easy here. I like it, but time goes so fast, you can't even imagine. I miss Lebanon and my family, but that's life!

beezer

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Came back to Canada. Gave the middle east a try for 20 years...I work for a bank doing IT stuff.

Joe

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

How do you all just move to europe and find jobs just like that?

Left on a student visa. Finished my studies in France. It's considerably easier to get a visa as a student.

Padre

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Glad to see Joe and nuc are still alive :)
Im here and there, in and out of many countries. Consulting, freelancing and even have 2 small side businesses, however i am settling for the next couple of years at a GCC country due to their high pay and no tax.

NuclearVision

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Chose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.

gamingindex

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Working as a software engineer at a Lebanese company called CME. Although I had multiple opportunities to leave and work in europe, I'm one of the few who chose to stay. I'm satisfied with my my job, have my own apartment, travel every now and then.

potato

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

I dont see Samer post ;)
Ive gained enough systems/IT/network knowledge / salesforce / kubernities (in progress) combined with my telecom major. Im currently working in two different fields and very happy to jump between them.

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samer

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

I dont see Samer post ;)

Thanks for the nudge potato! I'll be posting an update when the time is right.

TheIlluminative

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Chose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.

Wow, what are you studying? That's insane ;)

az09za90za

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Chose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.

May i ask what specialty have you chosen? ;)

Tech Guru

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Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Left the government in June 2022 due to the devaluation of lira and economic crises. Then  joined a multi-national cloud , colocation , and managed IT services company based in CA, USA. They lunched a small office here back in June 2022 and they are locally expanding. In parallel ,I am a local trader of IT related stuff ,gaming desktops builds, laptops etc...

NuclearVision

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Chose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.

May i ask what specialty have you chosen? ;)

plumbing

az09za90za

Member

Re: Old users of lebgeeks where are you currently ?

Chose a long carreer still in lebanon, hard to leave in my domain. i studied 7 years and still have 5.

May i ask what specialty have you chosen? ;)

plumbing

Still got 2 years in my plumbing career...