From gourmet chefs in the kitchen to lavishly equipped games rooms, the perks enjoyed by Silicon Valley’s tech company employees are legendary. In Berlin’s tech start-up scene, engaged in the same global competition for talent, there has been a similar burgeoning of sweeteners to attract employees, but with a German twist.
For many would-be staff, the opportunity to live in Berlin, widely regarded as western Europe’s hippest and most affordable capital, is the biggest perk of all. But many expats find the German capital an unexpectedly difficult place to settle down in.
Challenges range from the expense of finding a flat to the complexity of the German language.