Je vous explique ma situation, je suis français, je vis actuellement en Angleterre, je parle 3 langues couramment le français, l’anglais et l’espagnol. Je travaille en tant que comptable français en Angleterre, depuis maintenant 7 mois avec un contrat indéterminé, mon salaire net est au alentour de 2100 euros/mois, cependant j’ai comme même beaucoup de charges ici, entre le loyer 600 euros/mois, la voiture pour aller travailler (essence+assurance 250 euro/mois), le Council tax (100 euros/mois) + ma nourriture et si l’on compte d’éventuelles sorties.
De l’autre coté, ma femme travaille actuellement en Colombie, elle gagne 1600 euros/mois net en tant que psychologue et nous avons 2 appartements la bas(un a Bogota et un autre en banlieue de Bogota).Le problème, c’est que son contrat est un CDD qui se renouvelle sans arrêt, cependant il y a des trous dans une année, je veux dire que généralement sur une année, elle travaille en règle général 9-10 mois et pendant 2 ou 3 mois, elle n’est pas payé. Cela dit elle a comme même travaillé pendant 8 ans dans cette institution publique, j’en conclus qu’elle a donc un job sur même si ce n’est qu’un CDD.
J’écris sur ce forum car je vis actuellement une crise existentielle, je ne sais en effet pas quoi faire, aller rejoindre ma femme en Colombie ou lui dire de venir en Angleterre. Ma femme a déjà vécu 8 mois avec moi en Angleterre l’année dernière et elle non plus elle ne sait pas quoi faire et ne m’aide pas vraiment à prendre de décision. Je n’arrive pas à prendre de décision, c’est très difficile, je suis parti initialement en Angleterre car j’ai trouvé un poste de comptable la bas depuis la France et comme j’adore les langues vivantes, je savais en même temps que cela allait m’aider pour me perfectionner en anglais et je m’étais dis que cela allait booster ma carrière aussi. Aujourd’hui, j’ai un avis plus mesuré sur la question car je vois que cela n’est pas forcement le cas, en effet j’ai envoyé de nombreuses candidatures a des entreprises en France et en Europe sans succès, je reçois de leur part tous le temps des réponses négatives (surtout en France), j’ai pourtant, je pense de nombreuses compétences a mon actif (master en finance, 5 ans d’expérience en comptabilité et contrôle de gestion, maitrise de 3 langues vivantes). D’accord, il y a la crise mais il n’empêche que cette situation me fait réfléchir et me fait vraiment douter aujourd’hui. D’un coté nous avons envie de rester en Europe, de continuer de vivre des expériences humaines et professionnelles a l’étranger, d’améliorer notre anglais… mais d’un autre coté, nous commençons a douter a aller vivre en Colombie vu notre situation actuelle et vu la tres mauvaise conjoncture économique en Europe…Ce qui nous fait douter, c’est que si nous allons en Colombie, nous ne pourrons pas revenir en Europe (cela ne sera pas facile du tout) car déjà en parlant 3 langues et en étant actuellement en poste en Angleterre en tant que comptable, j’ai trop de mal a trouver un autre boulot qui me paye mieux donc si je pars en Colombie, je me dis que c’est même pas la peine de revenir en Europe ensuite pour espérer retrouver un bon travail… Quand a ma femme, il est difficile pour elle de trouver du boulot en Europe car elle a des diplômes colombiens (elle a un magistère de psychologie colombien) et ne dispose pas d’équivalence en Europe, elle se défend en français, elle se défend aussi en anglais mais elle ne le parle pas encore couramment…Si je vais en Colombie, je me dis que peut être, cela sera plus facile, mais rien n’est sur car la bas non plus, ce n’est pas facile de trouver du boulot et je peux me retrouver 1 ou 2 ans au chômage, en plus je vais perdre mon anglais…que faire mon dieu, je suis perdu…
Bonjour, il y a forcément un choix a faire, qui me parait, vu de l'extérieur, logique. Il est impossible de vivre sur le long terme , en étant marié, a 10000 km l'un de l'autre, car cela se terminera un matin par un divorce. Votre femme ne pouvant pas travailler en Europe, mais ayant un emploi qui me parait bien payé pour la Colombie, il serait donc plus facile que vous alliez tenter votre chance en Colombie. D'une part la vie y sera beaucoup plus agréable qu'en Angleterre (j'ai vécu en Angleterre et je sais ce que c'est, climat et rapports avec les autochtones, merci) d'autre part l'économie Colombienne est en progrès, et il y a beaucoup de projets en cours, ce qui devrait dégager des possibilités pour quelqu'un comme vous, d'autant que marié a une Colombienne vous n'aurez pas trop de problème pour avoir un visa vous permettant de travailler.
si j'étais à ta place je tenterais l'aventure colombienne immédiatement !
La Colombie n'est pas un pays qui t'est inconnu puisque ta femme vient de là bas. C'est une chance et un avantage certain pour aller s'installer dans un pays étranger.
Je ne connais pas tous les détails de votre vie, ni l'endroit où vous vivriez, mais si on considère que vous pouvez travailler et gagner votre vie correctement là bas, je pense que votre qualité de vie serait bien supérieure en Colombie. De part le climat, de part la gentillesse et l'ouverture des Colombiens, de par toutes les nouvelles expériences que tu pourras y faire.
Tu as 30 ans, l'âge idéal pour tenter ce genre d'expérience, lance toi ! 🙂
PS: et je crois que tu es trop défaitiste quand tu dis que si tu pars, tu ne pourras pas revenir. En admettant que tu veuilles revenir un jour, certains employeurs verront d'un très bon oeil ton ouverture d'esprit et ta prise de risque.
je rejoins ElTopo: aller en Colombie. mais faites des démarches avant afin de savoir à quel salaire vous pouvez prétendre et quelles entreprises (notamment internationales ayant des contacts avec la France, ou françaises installées en COlombie) pourraient vous employer. Sur votre lettre de motivation mettez l'adresse de votre femme en Colombie bien sûr. Ensuite, si votre entreprise est réellement internationale, il vous sera plus facile de "muter" vers la France. Attention avant de prendre votre décision afin de savoir si les accréditation de comptables françaises et anglaises sont reconnues en Colombie, et quelle certification/accrédiation vous sera demandé en Colombie. Puisque vous y avez un appart, vous pouvez vous y rendre, prospecter sans quitter votre emploi anglais, et prendre votre décision finale à ce moment-là.
Enfin, au fin du fin, si vous tenez à rentrer en France, vous pourrez toujours essayer de passer les concours d'enseignement. Vu les salaires, actuellement il n'y a pas assez de candidats, et on cherche des profs de comptabilité et gestion, donc vous pourriez parfaitement revenir si vous y étiez contraint.
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