Caracas - Post Report Question and Answers
Morale among expats:
Terrible. - Sep 2013
Mostly low. Some people like it here, but most find the chaos, traffic, crime and terrible customer service too annoying. Although many of us agree that there are surely worse places in the world to be, there is just something in the air that makes this place hard to like. - Aug 2012
Low for most, but there are some great groups to be involved in like the British and International Group. - Mar 2012
okay - Mar 2011
Some Americans really like it. - Jan 2011
Inside the embassy morale ranges from low to terrible. Post management is non-existant. Air freight, household goods and vehicles can languish for weeks while paperwork remains on a desk in the mission. Mail service has been poor and information as to why does not exist. Exchanging money is very hard, especially for new comers. Officers on the visa line have been interviewing as many as 9 hours a day and soke Saturdays, and the line is not getting any shorter. Post management seems to be in denial over the situation. - Oct 2010
Among the American community, low. We are isolated from the rest of the expat community, so it is hard to say where morale is for them. - Sep 2010
Terrible. This is a tough post, as evidenced by comments above. - Mar 2010
As low as it gets. Everyone (including locals with money) is trying to find a way out of here. If there was no oil in this country there would be no other expats outside of the diplomatic community. - Mar 2010
Generally low since a lot of people have the wrong impression of Venezuela before arriving. It's an extremely dangerous country and not the tropical paradise a lot of people think it is. Many people get very annoyed by the shortages in the supermarkets. - Feb 2009
Poor. Life in Venezuela is hard - everthing is unpredictable, from traffic to prices to the availabilty of food. This plus the security situation and simple lack of things to do erodes morale seriously. Plan on quarterly or more trips out of Venezuela to recharge your batteries. - Nov 2008
