Just a short intro

I was at a crossroads in the summer of 2007. I had just been getting some of the pre-requisites out of the way at a local college before embarking on my MBA studies. But at the time I wasn't sure whether I really wanted to go back to school. I was still in debt from my undergraduate studies, and I wasn't looking forward to going deeper in debt while going to graduate school.

It had been 4 years since conferring my bachelors degree, I had a job, but nothing that offered a real future for myself. I had decided in 2007, that if I didn't find another job before the autumn, I would concentrate 100% on studying for an MBA. Until that time, I would enroll in some business, and accounting courses so that I would be ready. So, during the summer, time was running short. One night in August I was looking for local jobs on Monster.com, I applied for some, and after I had applied for the positions, I searched for jobs in Europe. There I found a corporate job with a major outsourcing company in Prague for which I had all the right qualifications. The prospect of living in a city that I've never been to, but heard so much about intrigued me. So, I sent my CV and the very next day I received an e-mail from the HR person. They were interested in having an interview with me!


After having been interviewed by HR and the team lead of the department that I wanted to work for, I felt very good about my chances. It turned out, I had good reason to be optimistic, I received an offer letter in my inbox the next day and I accepted. A couple weeks later, I was on my way to a new life in central Europe.

The preceding scenario is more common than many would think, and this blog is meant for those that have experienced similar things. The title of this blog is called The Daily Outsource, because TF and I work for an outsourcing company that's contracted by a major American multi-national to take care of their logistics and supply chain management. So our main demographic is for the expatriate white-collar workers with similar occupations. With this blog we intend to share our experiences living and working in a foreign environment, with the hope that our readers will be entertained and at the same time identify with us. We intend to write the truth as we see it, and that truth is positive, negative, and everything in between. Thank you for visiting our blog!