Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a Decade

Re:Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a D... by phobosdeimos on Thursday June 28, 2018 @05:30PM (#17420646)

Very true. The Netherlands needs a TON of healthcare workers right now. But you can't just hire someone from Greece or Spain who doesn't speak the language.

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Re:Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a D... by joelbluminator on Friday June 29, 2018 @12:08AM (#17422346)

It depends I guess. Does a surgeon or anesthesiologist have to know Dutch to be successful? Or even a dentist? Btw the Netherlands has quite a few people who don't speak Dutch at all..

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Re:Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a D... by tormeh on Friday June 29, 2018 @02:37AM (#17422829)

Southern Europeans usually don't speak English very well either. So there's no easy solution.

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Re:Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a D... by phobosdeimos on Friday June 29, 2018 @02:48AM (#17422863)

Well yes they do. My English is pretty decent, but I think most people would have problems having technical discussions about their health in English. Imagine a 70 year old with dementia in a nursing home. Miscommunication in healthcare costs lives.

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Re:Southern Europe Has Not Seen Net Job Creation in over a D... by apexalpha on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:15AM (#17423381)

Yes, (by far) most people want to be able to talk to their surgeon or dentist.

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