Mehr als ein Drittel der zyprischen Arbeitnehmer verdienen trotz Lohnwachstum weniger als 1.500 Euro

Damn what went wrong ? 2014 2015 We were all chilling.

We have no transparency in how laws are made. Unlike other western democracies, no written record is kept of debates. Cyprus does not even have a single public register for politicians‘ conflicts of interest like other democracies have. In the UK, if you are caught having not declared an interest, you often have to resign. Even Kenya has a written record of speeches/debates. To put it bluntly: our democracy is less transparent than some African countries.

As a result, politicians are lining their pockets, passing laws that benefit their companies/families/interests and/or taking commissions on various transactions by exerting their political influence. Because they are not personally affected by the wage problem, they have no incentive to change it.

This problem is very serious. Mean salaries are up but the median is low. The higher salaries are sectioned off mostly for internationals who have been brought over here by their companies who have set up offices here, with the rest of these figures being propped up by the usual suspects e.g. doctors, and lawyers who work as de-facto estate agents.

To compound the issue, our laws enable internationals to bypass the regulation that mandates foreigners can only own one residential and one commercial property. They effectively buy-up Cypriot shell companies, set up for them by Cypriot lawyers, and those companies can then buy an unlimited number of Cypriot properties where the ultimate beneficiary is unknown to the Land Registry. So property is being locked up and consolidated by high net worth individuals from abroad, making home-ownership inaccessible to the average cypriot. I know someone who sold their house last year despite only buying it in 2019 because an international offered double what they originally paid for it.

Just yesterday I met a lady who is almost 40, working as a kindergarten teacher and is living at home with her mum as she cannot support herself. And this lady is in nicosia, where prices are cheaper than Limassol. This is a respectable job, and yet she is only making 1,000 euro a month. People are unable to start families. Every day I hear stories like this.

I really feel sorry for a lot of people here. As someone who is relatively comfortable I am puzzled how people are not rioting in the streets over this. My guess is that transfer of generational wealth is happening earlier – parents are helping their children before they die, which is of course also in the culture. But at some point this legacy money will dry up. There are an unusual amount of new cars on the road, and I often wonder if Cypriots are racking up a lot of personal credit just to survive but also to show off – chauvinism is rife in our culture.

This is a ticking time bomb, and I hope one day the politicians here will have their day of reckoning.

Well first of all that must suck I am really sorry. Since you have experience in sales and by the salaries you are telling me I am guessing you live outside of Limassol let me give you my input. Fuck working for Cypriots and Cypriot companies. They operate completely inefficiently, they pay laughably low salaries and in general are shit all around.

My suggestion would be since Cyprus is so small is to look at forex and I-gaming in Limassol. You already have sales experience so I think customer acquisition would suit you in these companies. The salaries start at around 3k per month and they are actively recruiting and they have great bonuses and career advancement opportunities. LinkedIn is littered with their job adds and so are the streets. I am sure you can find something really good.

I remember the clueless people from other posts about the median wage being 2500 claiming everyone not thinking things are great is a retard. Guess who is the retard? You the ones living a comfortable life not realizing 1/3 of the island is fking poor and struggling.