Younger immigrants — especially in their 20s and 30s — have experienced few problems finding a job, especially with regard to their qualifications acquired in Bulgaria or through additional education in the UK. There is an unfortunate trend, however, concerning Bulgarians in their 40s and to a certain degree in their 50s: many have university degrees, but have taken jobs below their qualifications.
For those who arrived prior to , it was difficult to get their diplomas and previous job qualifications from Bulgaria recognised in the UK. In line with a trend pervasive for most respondents in this sample, Bulgarians sought to adapt to their new life circumstances, and oftentimes to overcome challenges of emotional separation from family, as well as to learn the English language.
Precarious work working part-time or for several employers on odd jobs simultaneously was visible especially among those in their 20s and 60s, with people in other age cohorts, who are the most productive in the work force, enjoying more stable employment. There are other trends in the data. Over respondents declared that they felt happy in London, and in the specific borough in which they live. Some saw criminality as rising and cited violent incidents in their neighbourhoods, but they were a minority among those interviewed.
A majority reported that living in London felt secure and had transformed them for the better, making them more tolerant, patient and productive individuals, even if they were more stressed due to the busy life in a global city.
The older respondents were, the more likely it was that they had migrated prior to and that they did so to join family. They were also more likely to have experienced issues with adaptation, especially with mastering English, to have maintained deeper contact with their neighbours, and to have had more critical messages about London as a busy city.
Bulgarians in their 20s were most motivated by a desire to explore the world and study; while those in their 30s were busy implementing their knowledge in the work place. Bulgarians in their 40s were typically seeking to both enhance their professional opportunities, and take care of families; those in their 50s sought to secure their financial future by sometimes seeking to pay off loans, gather funds to start a business or buy a place in Bulgaria; and those in their 60s were most interested in joining or staying together with their families.
The most unexpected results came from how Bulgarians in London reported their experience with Brexit. The majority were not excessively worried about their own prospects. Some stated that they were already British citizens and that Brexit would not affect them significantly. Many others had not been contemplating a change of plans, even if they anticipated that the most important challenges still lay ahead.
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The Bulgarian population in Spain is declining because one of the main pillars of the Spanish economy before the crisis were construction and infrastructure projects. After the collapse, many people in the construction and auxiliary units lost their jobs. A considerable part of the Bulgarian emigrants was employed in this sector. On the other hand, the aforementioned crisis had the effect of lowering incomes, which caused some part of the Bulgarian emigrants to find themselves with reduced incomes and, in a leap of faith they made the logical choice to return to Bulgaria.
I decided to go to Vienna and have recently graduated from the Technical University. I am currently working as an architect at a small Austrian office. The living conditions in Austria can be described as peaceful, and Vienna accidentally leads the charts for "the best City to live in". Everything just works here and one feels that the state takes care of this.
I have a great desire to return to Bulgaria and to contribute to the development of architecture, but for the moment, there are some obstacles. First, I think I have more to learn here. In particular, the environment with regards to architecture in Bulgaria does not predispose young architects do develop. However, I have a great desire to implement projects in Bulgaria in the near future. I hope to see more architectural design contests because they are one of the main methods by which young people can express themselves.
I also hope for a more active civil society. This change is what most of us want, most of all. I follow everything that is happening in Bulgaria and it is definitely present in my plans for the future. I studied until the tenth grade. The reason why I left was that I wanted to make decent money.
In Bulgaria, most people wonder how to make the ends meet and I didn't want to be one of them. I've changed a lot of jobs. In Germany, I worked in a gambling establishment, and here in Scotland I worked in the food, alcohol, and butcher industry. I am currently driving a forklift for IKEA. I like it a lot more here, where healthcare is at a higher level, and wages are better. I think to live here or in some other country. I would not return to Bulgaria because most of my friends no longer live there and it is difficult to live on my own, especially since I have spent so much time abroad.
I don't see why I have to come back - neither can I have a good salary, nor there is a tidy and clean environment. I have been on maternity leave for 3 years, but in September, I started working at Zaventem Airport in Brussels. Maybe at the beginning I defined myself as an immigrant. But this is no longer the case, since I live, work and raise my children here.
At the same time, I tried to integrate. But Bulgaria is present in my plans - always. I hope that in a few more years I will return to my country permanently. So far, I have no opportunity because my children go to school here but of course, each of my three children speaks Bulgarian as a first language. For several years, Belgium has become one of the most populous countries in Europe.
I think the reason is that many Bulgarians like me, who have lived for many years and have raised families here, are somehow trying to help their loved ones - parents, brothers, sisters. And because here in Belgium there are far greater opportunities for personal development than Bulgaria, they are slowly being pulled over, as I did with my brother seven years ago, and now his family is already here. My decision is the fruit of long thoughts. The environment in Bulgaria has become completely unbearable for me.
Given the many years I had invested in public service and the desperate direction the country was moving into, I decided I had no more personal time for fruitless efforts.
I do the same thing I used to do in Bulgaria, but on another level. I am very pleased both in terms of professional interest and in terms of the fact that we are talking about a global international environment, and I like it very much. Bulgaria remains my homeland. I follow and am excited about what's going on there. But for now, I have no plans related to Bulgaria, except to return from time to time to see my family and friends.
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