Well, I never had this moving to other countries, Except Germany. I have lived and worked three times in the UK and spent 11 years in the UK, and it's not like this. Nor is it in any of the countrties I have worked in, in Africa.
On the Facebook groups, one also begins to realize that the country is a nightmare with regard to the beaurocracy.
Twice I couldn't get things done, and eventually two Portuguese men told me it was because I was English speaking.
What really gets me is that every time I move accommodation, I have to go get a new CRUE certificate. I can't live like that. I tend to move places every year. I get bored.