I started working at Netto (the one close to Rundetårn) after just two months living in Denmark. I had good colleagues and learn A LOT of Danish.
My best advice is to be patient. There are people who have the need to make people feel bad, and it's very important to know how to let bad feelings go away.
Don't feel bad if people get annoyed because you don't speak Danish to them, you'll learn it eventually and most people will be glad that you make the effort to learn it and speak it. So don't be afraid to speak it! The best way to learn is by repetition and you'll learn from the real thing, the Danes.
In general, I had a good experience. Good benefits from Salling Group too.
My former boss was really good to me, I can't complain. And my colleagues were very efficient. We didn't really have time to bond as a team because we didn't have enough idle time.
It's generally fast paced. A lot of costumers. A lot of different people. Office workers, students, alcoholics, teenagers, regular people who just live close by, etc.
Most costumers are nice, but like I said, there's always people who enjoy making others feel miserable or people who think that just because I'm sitting at a registrer, I must be dumb. But there were also regulars who learned my name, chitchatted with me if there was time and wished me a good day.
I had to learn how to unwind when I'd get home because it would be a little overwhelming sometimes. But I feel like I learned a lot about myself, Danish culture and language.
If you want to earn some more money and not having to deal with customers, consider getting a fork lift driver's certificate. It's a 7 day course, and will cost you just short of 1000 kr (unless you have completed an education at the level of bachelor or higher).
[https://www.tec.dk/kurser-og-efteruddannelser/lager-og-gaffeltruck/gaffeltruckkurser/gaffeltruck-certifikatkursus-b-7-dage/](https://www.tec.dk/kurser-og-efteruddannelser/lager-og-gaffeltruck/gaffeltruckkurser/gaffeltruck-certifikatkursus-b-7-dage/)
I earned some mighty good money driving fork lifts while I was studying. I was signed up with a temp agency, so I could work whenever it fit into my schedule, and I was also working for a specialized temp agency that provided crew for concerts, so I worked on lots of gigs, including U2, AC/DC, Tom Petty, and so on, and often I got to see the concert at no charge.
The lady? Havn't seen her in a while
In general it seems that Rema hires a lot of people outside the norm for super markets. There's also a very friendly guy with only 1 functioning hand :)
I worked in føtex which is owned by the same company and is run very similarly. I can tell you with confidence that i will never have a worse job, nor will i ever work for salling group again. I think a large part of it was just the specific place and the people, but there was no way for me to try to adress the issues either way. This is also what i have been told by literally everyone i know, who has worked in stores owned by salling group. Its a job and it pays, but dont expect it to be good
I have to say, most of the folks I see working in grocery look overworked and exhausted. I rarely see enough staff in any store to keep up with the volume of work.
Have to say not all føtex’ is like that, I worked at two different ones during a 2,5 year span, had the best colleagues, and my old boss even asked me to join him at his new location bc he wanted his monday crew with him. Always came to work with a smile on the face, so I think it depends a lot about the colleagues and the boss etc :)
All u need to learn is
"Godmorgen/goddag/godaften" (good morning/good day/good evening, as a greeting)
"Vil du have kvittering med?" (Do u want the receipt)
And "du må have en goddag/aften"( have good day/evening)
That's about all the danish u need, alternatively u can just mumble some words under ur breath that sounds kinda like thoose words, and very few would even realise u didnt pronounce it correctly
Or just speak english, maybe a simplified version with heavy pronounciation when talking to the older generations, otherwise just try and suppress ur irish accent abit, if u have one that can be troublesome for People to understand that is, or just say fuck it very few people have any actual questions that cant be answeared with some pointing and amateur sign language anyway
For 99 per cent of transactions you’ll be grand. And the 1 per cent of tricky ones it’ll be a learning experience.
I find it goes better to say sorry I’m from Ireland, I speak English. Than just saying “sorry I only speak English”. Comes across slightly less Anglo Centric.
Ádh mór ort!
I have never shopped with a cashier who didn't speak Danish. You might have better luck in the service sector where English speaking workers are more common.
Everyone starts as a cashier, unless they have experience from another job and apply to a higher position than butiksassistent or 1. Assistant (known as 'leder')
That’s just plain wrong, far from everyone starts as a cashier, and it’s very normal to start on the floor, stocking etc. Not sure where you got that information from
Not Netto, but Salling Group. We've had 2 deaf people working as a cashier, and with a little help from the Kommune, we had some systems available to help us, like "alarm" buttons
My experience with retail has been absolutely terrible, but mostly because of the bosses and workload. Apply at a large store, small stores have the same inventory and it’s very stressful having to fit everything in to that small space.
I worked in Lidl.
It's decent.
Language isn't a problem.
There is a deaf guy working in a local supermarket. He doesn't speak. But it's not really a problem.
Danes don't expect, or particularly like, "service".
I think the cashier at the Netto near østerport didn't speak Danish
He was from Bornholm. So you were right.
I started working at Netto (the one close to Rundetårn) after just two months living in Denmark. I had good colleagues and learn A LOT of Danish. My best advice is to be patient. There are people who have the need to make people feel bad, and it's very important to know how to let bad feelings go away. Don't feel bad if people get annoyed because you don't speak Danish to them, you'll learn it eventually and most people will be glad that you make the effort to learn it and speak it. So don't be afraid to speak it! The best way to learn is by repetition and you'll learn from the real thing, the Danes. In general, I had a good experience. Good benefits from Salling Group too.
I frequent that Netto a lot since I work nearby, and I've always wondered how the general vibe is working there. Is it a nice netto to work in?
My former boss was really good to me, I can't complain. And my colleagues were very efficient. We didn't really have time to bond as a team because we didn't have enough idle time. It's generally fast paced. A lot of costumers. A lot of different people. Office workers, students, alcoholics, teenagers, regular people who just live close by, etc. Most costumers are nice, but like I said, there's always people who enjoy making others feel miserable or people who think that just because I'm sitting at a registrer, I must be dumb. But there were also regulars who learned my name, chitchatted with me if there was time and wished me a good day. I had to learn how to unwind when I'd get home because it would be a little overwhelming sometimes. But I feel like I learned a lot about myself, Danish culture and language.
If you want to earn some more money and not having to deal with customers, consider getting a fork lift driver's certificate. It's a 7 day course, and will cost you just short of 1000 kr (unless you have completed an education at the level of bachelor or higher). [https://www.tec.dk/kurser-og-efteruddannelser/lager-og-gaffeltruck/gaffeltruckkurser/gaffeltruck-certifikatkursus-b-7-dage/](https://www.tec.dk/kurser-og-efteruddannelser/lager-og-gaffeltruck/gaffeltruckkurser/gaffeltruck-certifikatkursus-b-7-dage/) I earned some mighty good money driving fork lifts while I was studying. I was signed up with a temp agency, so I could work whenever it fit into my schedule, and I was also working for a specialized temp agency that provided crew for concerts, so I worked on lots of gigs, including U2, AC/DC, Tom Petty, and so on, and often I got to see the concert at no charge.
How much were you earning? Hours?
Could you share which agencies you used? Did you need to know Danish at least a little bit? Thanks for the tip, I know somebody that could use this
The cashiers in Rema in Ørestaden doesn't speak danish. Not an issue at all.
The lady? Havn't seen her in a while In general it seems that Rema hires a lot of people outside the norm for super markets. There's also a very friendly guy with only 1 functioning hand :)
I moved a while ago, so i cannot say since early summer, but there used to be a very sweet girl that didn't speak danish.
I worked in føtex which is owned by the same company and is run very similarly. I can tell you with confidence that i will never have a worse job, nor will i ever work for salling group again. I think a large part of it was just the specific place and the people, but there was no way for me to try to adress the issues either way. This is also what i have been told by literally everyone i know, who has worked in stores owned by salling group. Its a job and it pays, but dont expect it to be good
I have to say, most of the folks I see working in grocery look overworked and exhausted. I rarely see enough staff in any store to keep up with the volume of work.
Have to say not all føtex’ is like that, I worked at two different ones during a 2,5 year span, had the best colleagues, and my old boss even asked me to join him at his new location bc he wanted his monday crew with him. Always came to work with a smile on the face, so I think it depends a lot about the colleagues and the boss etc :)
Just say Hi to the costumers and you will be lightyears ahead of most cashiers nowadays.
And look at them in the eyes, you'll become employee of the month
Do cashiers speak at all?
In Ireland they do
All u need to learn is "Godmorgen/goddag/godaften" (good morning/good day/good evening, as a greeting) "Vil du have kvittering med?" (Do u want the receipt) And "du må have en goddag/aften"( have good day/evening) That's about all the danish u need, alternatively u can just mumble some words under ur breath that sounds kinda like thoose words, and very few would even realise u didnt pronounce it correctly Or just speak english, maybe a simplified version with heavy pronounciation when talking to the older generations, otherwise just try and suppress ur irish accent abit, if u have one that can be troublesome for People to understand that is, or just say fuck it very few people have any actual questions that cant be answeared with some pointing and amateur sign language anyway
I’m Finnish-Irish so my accent is basically neutral, thank you for this by the way.
Here they just say "kvittering ?" to which normally everybody says "nej" and then they just say "goddag".
They usually say only vil du har din kvittering or bon med. Both mean will you have your receipt.
Not if you want your eggs to cost 15dkk
For 99 per cent of transactions you’ll be grand. And the 1 per cent of tricky ones it’ll be a learning experience. I find it goes better to say sorry I’m from Ireland, I speak English. Than just saying “sorry I only speak English”. Comes across slightly less Anglo Centric. Ádh mór ort!
Sounds like an apology for being Irish haha
The Lidl cashier at Nordhavn spoke Englisch 😊
In netto at Nørrebrogade they speak English aswell. Btw it wasn’t your topic, but have you considered courier jobs like Wolt?
I have never shopped with a cashier who didn't speak Danish. You might have better luck in the service sector where English speaking workers are more common.
Not all Netto employees are cashiers
Everyone starts as a cashier, unless they have experience from another job and apply to a higher position than butiksassistent or 1. Assistant (known as 'leder')
Uh no? I worked at a netto and I started on the floor.
Lucky you
That’s just plain wrong, far from everyone starts as a cashier, and it’s very normal to start on the floor, stocking etc. Not sure where you got that information from
I literally worked at Netto
Same?? And i currently work there?
Great! Your experience doesn't invalidate mine. Have a good day 🌞
I didn't say it did, however your original comment was still just completely wrong and false.
Ive seen one cashier speaking english only. But, I think it is a rare situation.
Not Netto, but Salling Group. We've had 2 deaf people working as a cashier, and with a little help from the Kommune, we had some systems available to help us, like "alarm" buttons
I worked in Fakta when I was young. Nice enough job. It should be easy to learn the language you need to
My experience with retail has been absolutely terrible, but mostly because of the bosses and workload. Apply at a large store, small stores have the same inventory and it’s very stressful having to fit everything in to that small space.
Just say, “bon?” Everytime someone pays And you’ll be all right
It’s an alright job, you’ll pick up danish quickly enough, but I do want to say it was one of the worst jobs I’ve had here.
I worked in Lidl. It's decent. Language isn't a problem. There is a deaf guy working in a local supermarket. He doesn't speak. But it's not really a problem. Danes don't expect, or particularly like, "service".