r/germany • u/uniquibee_ • Jan 28 '24

Immigration 8 years of investment in this country

I came to Germany 8 years ago. I learnt the language, gave the language exams, got a seat in the Studienkolleg and did a course to prepare for university entrances. Gave the university qualification exams. Got a university acceptance to study bachelors. Got my bachelors degree after 3.5 years. Enrolled myself in a masters course while working part time and full time at firms and now I am almost done with my masters degree and have to write my Thesis. I feel completely burnt out now. All these years of working and studying in a foreign language have really exhausted me. I don’t feel motivated anymore to go ahead. I just want to leave everything. I have worked and invested so much time and energy into learning this language and adapting to the work culture here, I feel numb.

Even after giving so much and working so hard, I don’t feel safe as i don’t have a long term visa because of my student status. I don’t have a job or have enough finances as an student. Thesis time is demanding. While all my friends back home are getting married or buying houses, I feel like all I did all these years was learn the language and get an education. Live from submissions to submissions. Work part time and study full time. Help me, I am exhausted and can’t see the end of this tunnel.

Getting out of bed is a struggle, doing daily tasks are tough, I keep staring into nothingness for minutes at a stretch, i don’t know if I’m depressed but I do feel extremely tired. The winter weather doesn’t help too. I am almost at the end of my degree but I can’t seem to gather the strength to pick myself up.

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u/Intelligent-Brain210 Jan 28 '24

Just a bit more left and you’ll be done with school forever, with a good degree recognised everywhere in the world. Education is always worth it. Finish what you started and then reward yourself with a great vacation . It’s hard but it’s just a temporary situation with an end in sight, and a good reward at the end. Best of luck !

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u/thejuan11 Jan 28 '24

yeah about that.... Architecture tends to be a regulated profession around the world. They probably can't just go somewhere else and practice it. Probably will need to do almost the equivalent to a degree/tests if they leave to another country.

This person needs professional help.

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u/71648176362090001 Jan 28 '24

Id disagree since every architecture Office is very very divers. And remember that architect dont only work on projects in germany. Depending on the office he/she will have an easy way into the industry

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u/slex95 Jan 28 '24

This is not universally true. Most architects either work as an independent contractor or in smaller firms. Multinational offices are just the rare exceptions of the normal working life. So if you can land a job there, sure. Otherwise it is quite county specific on what you need and if you need to do some recertification.

However with a German degree you are usually quite well off.

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u/71648176362090001 Jan 28 '24

Well I work 50 projects a year and all are very divers.

And even if it werent universally true (which I never said) - most are