Former programmer Maryna Pylypchenko emigrated to Canada three years ago due to a full-scale invasion, and now complains that she can’t find a decent job — she works as a cleaner.
Former programmer Maryna Pylypchenko emigrated to Canada three years ago due to a full-scale invasion, and now complains that she can’t find a decent job — she works as a cleaner.
«I’ve been in Canada for three years. And, to be honest, I hate my life here. Before the war in Ukraine, I worked as a programmer. Three months before the war, I found a great job, I really liked it. And then the war, the occupation, and moving. I lost my job. It’s so insulting, because I was actively looking for three months, and then there’s the war. I moved to Canada, worked as a programmer for a while, but my employer insisted on moving, so I was fired. I’ve been working as a cleaner for 1.5 years now. I feel like shit,» she said .
The specialist shared that she receives minimum wage. «It’s only enough to pay bills and food. For the minimum wage, I work like a slave. I come home — there’s not even time to rest. Finding a job is almost impossible. Maybe I’ll never work as a programmer again. I hate my job. Sometimes I cry from powerlessness at my job. I spent so much time studying to work as a cleaner. It’s a bummer. I don’t know if I want to stay here. Maybe it’s better to go back home. Because it’s hard. I don’t even know if I’ll see my parents. I don’t believe I’ll be able to find a better job. It was probably a mistake to come to Canada,» the specialist noted.
Social media users are reacting enthusiastically to the actress’s post.
«I don’t believe that a qualified programmer with normal English can’t find a job in Canada. Some nonsense. Something is wrong here. Either a 1 °C programmer, or a junior with no experience. I don’t see any other options,» writes a user with the nickname tout_comprendre8 named Andriy.
Gennady Samolyuk, who uses the nickname bald.from.lviv, said that his «colleague lived and prospered in Vancouver long before the war, working as a programmer.» «He bought himself an apartment. And two months ago he lost his job because of AI. Life requires constant adaptation. I think that the job of a programmer is a thing of the past, unfortunately,» he believes.
«A programmer friend of mine from Kharkiv also suffered in Canada and eventually moved to Poland — happy as a rock. Don’t suffer and go to Eastern Europe, you have nothing to lose,» advises nazarij.jpg.
« Where did you relocate from? That’s why I’m staying in Ukraine, because I have a good job here, related to IT, and despite the danger, I understand that it will be difficult for me to adapt abroad, to find a job that would allow me to have a comfortable standard of living like at home. Maybe try looking for freelance projects. Or you can always return to Ukraine to safe regions, Frankivsk, Lviv,» advises user Liliya Rozhniv.
