In Stockolm
Too much is too much ... In the Swedish press, more and more cross-border workers are announcing their intention to return home permanently, to work there, and no longer have to endure the bullying of the Norwegians.
Karin Stacke, a biomedical analyst in a hospital about 100 kilometers south of Oslo, had to endure, like others, daily calls from Norwegian health inspectors who wanted to know what this Swedish woman was doing in her free time, "
as if we were criminals
".
The emergence of the new Omicron variant should not help matters.
After nine years of commuting between the two countries, she decided to throw in the towel and return to work in Sweden.
While in her native country, she earns around 700 euros less per month.
Like her husband, who quit his “non-essential” job when Norway closed its border for a month on January 29.
And like several thousand compatriots, cross-border workers.
Anders
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