Coaching

Coaching: Make phone calls in German

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If you’ve got business with German companies and you can’t bear the thought of stumbling through phone calls on your own, hire an interpreter to help.

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    Examples of how you can use this coaching time to deal with life in Germany:

    – call your landlord to ask a question about your annual operating cost statement
    – call the Agentur für Arbeit to sort out your unemployment benefits
    – call the Hausmeister to organise repairs or to get your name put on the mailbox
    – call IKEA or other delivery companies to coordinate delivery times for furniture
    – call the pension office to ask a question about a letter you received
    – call your health insurance company to ask why your contributions have been set so high
    – call the Minijob Zentrale to get advice on hiring
    – call the Künstlersozialkasse to figure out why they’ve paused your membership
    – call your property manager to organise the apartment handover when you move out
    – call the pension office to request a consultation on your pension record
    – call the Jugendamt to organise an in-person visit to discuss a custody matter
    – call an architect to assess your property for repurposing (commercial to residential, for example)
    – call a reputable tradesperson to organise electrical or carpentry work on your property
    – call your HR department to ask a question about your payslip
    – call a utility provider to cancel your contract or change your plan
    – call a clinic to set up admission for an operation
    – call the Finanzamt (tax office) to get some advice on how your line of work gets classified for tax purposes

    … these are some common use cases, but there are plenty more!

    Good to know: you can split your hour into 2 30-minute sessions
    Also good to know: You might think a phone call is a quick thing and will be over in a minute or two, but it almost never is.
    If we don’t get through as you’d hoped, we can help you draft a succinct email in German instead.