Rechazar un puesto de funcionario por no poder pagar la casa: “A fin de mes perdía dinero por trabajar”
Una encuesta de una academia especializada calcula que casi un tercio de los trabajadores públicos han declinado un ascenso o una plaza por los precios de la vivienda
Fernando García, originally from Madrigueras, Albacete, applied to be an IT assistant for the General State Administration in 2021. In June 2024, he received the news that he had passed the exam and secured a position in Madrid. However, when he started looking for a place to live, he faced challenges. He had to commute to Pozuelo de Alarcón, a suburb of Madrid, and the rental property he secured cost over 800 euros per month.
He managed to stay for a year, but his salary of around 1,400 euros was insufficient to cover the rent and make ends meet, as he also had two children living in Albacete with his wife. "It was impossible to maintain a family and pay for a flat," García explains. He tried various arrangements to stay in the capital, such as sharing a home with relatives, but ultimately, at the age of 46, he decided to leave the autonomous community due to his inability to afford a home, resign from his position, and return to Albacete.
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