A diary based on my latest attempts to get a job; this time in Munich. I'm an engineering graduate (and chartered engineer) with more than 10 years' experience in IT. Over five of these years have been spent in team leading and project management roles both in the UK and abroad.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Munich time

Yesterday I applied for a job.

This morning I woke up just before 7am and discovered someone had tried to call me half an hour earlier from a Munich number.

For some reason I hadn't heard my mobile phones ring even though they're next to my bed ... probably because it was 6.30 in the morning when they rang.

I called the number back and started speaking: "Sie haben mich kürzlich angerufen ...". It took me a little while to realise they were replying in English. Not just because I was still a bit sleepy but the line was very bad.

Turns out the caller was in India but using some number redirection service and hadn't heard of timezones.

And they were calling about this job.

So that's good.