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Couldn’t agree more about the quality of living and the riding! As for the job perspectives, I reckon the more laid back shops often don’t mind hiring non-native german speakers as long as they have some mechanics skills and general shop experience to show for and fit in with the colleagues. I worked at Radspannerei in Kreuzberg, quite an international team and we have had some mechanics without or very limited german language skills. It was never really a problem in practice - they usually handled english-speaking customers and whenever there was a language barrier it was usually possible to resolve it one way or another. The thing is tho, those kind of shops usually don’t pay very well. If you want to work in a flagship type store I reckon german language skills will be a requirement. My shop however, was usually a bit hesitant with hiring new people since we have a policy that we keep our employees during the off-season. Many berlin bike shops hire and fire depending on the workload.
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Guess you'd find a job, but minimum wage here is low, and rents are high. My guess would be that the chain shops would need you to speak German, and small ones might be reluctant to have to train you.
@Sig_Arlecchino just had his last day in a good shop, guess he might have helpful insight.
We often did (I don't really ride my bike it seems) take trains back into the city. This definitely works.
Traffic/infrastructure is up for debate. Loads of improvements, drivers are often dickheads, but there are some nice ways to get out of the city.
And yes, it's a great place to live. I have big city blues often, loads of stuff doesn't work, we just got a new idiot government, but still very nice.
Also not that easy anymore for people arriving, literally no apartments and loads end up with a string of short term or a place that's way too expensive.