Society

If you’ve never received an 11-page letter essentially saying “Leave the country in 30 days,” here is a look at what that reality looks like. After leaving my role at Oticon A/S, I didn’t wait for a miracle. I knew that in the Danish system, “hope” is not a legal status. I canceled my lease, sold my belongings, and prepared for the 16th of February—my deadline to exit the EU. ...

I’ve been holding this in for a while, but I feel a breaking point coming. Looking at my circle of friends and colleagues, I see us splitting into two groups: those who realize the system is broken, and those who are still in survival mode—clinging to a fragile stability, terrified to admit how risky their position is. They hide behind the phrase “well, I’m doing fine for now” while denying the reality shifting around them. ...