You could just have no friends Boyd.
You could just have no friends Boyd.
Wanna move to London with me?Originally Posted by Magic
He has us.
Just been in the chips thread and been reminded of another argument against London - no fucking gravy.
You know you have to go. The moaning opportunities that place will give you can't be beat.
Is Tarquin his new gay lover? I'm glad he's happy.
Dave as one of those 'straight acting' gays who wears football like a beard. It all makes sense.
Tarquin and Dave are heading south of the river then.
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Absolutely not. I will basically have a London wage this time next year except I'll be living in the glorious East Coast of Scotland, one of the top 10 destinations in the world according to Lonely Planet.
It's nice to see it opening up now, can't be long until all the works are done.
Are you on about Dundee or my fragile mental state?
You're mind is fucked. I'm talking about Dundee.
Disgustingly quiet day, so after my carpets were fitted I powerwashed the decking and went to the skip a few times. Treating it like a real public holiday.
Now sunbathing down at me dads.
Did some calculations the other day and after rent, bills and travel, I'd have Ł100 more a month in Belfast on 20k than in London on 30k.
Still can't make my mind up.
Which city do you prefer? Would you miss that Ł100pm?
In 5 years time you'd still be on Ł20k in Belfast, but Ł50k in London
If you don't take it, you're a disgrace. Rather moan about life than do something about it. You'll be coming in on the bottom of the rung, you can get a raise ffs.
Not entirely sure. I actually quite like Belfast these days so not as desperate to leave NI as I used to be. Dunno if I'd miss it but I just thought it was interesting as the idea of London is usually jobs and money.
Also, I was being conservative with the 20k job comparison. Would hope to be on slightly more here.
That seems unlikely. The first part, I mean.
If you've got nothing constructive to add, fuck off.
If you want it in advice form:
Stop being a bloody pleb and take the job.
You can always go back if it doesn't work out.
You mean you'd be Ł1000 a month worse off?
What?
30,000 is 10,000 more than 20,000 so nearly Ł1000 more per month. If you don’t take tax and living expenses in to account like a massive idiot, that is.
Yeah, I'd obviously worked out the take home salaries first.
This self destruction is making me more positive by the minute. He'll bottle it and his mum will have to sue him so he moves out.
You should take a punt on it. You can always go home or find something else if it's shit or someone chucks acid at you.
Yeah as much as I'd say avoid London, you always regret stuff you didn't do more than things you did do even if they turn out shit.
For what it’s worth (probably not a lot) I think you should go for it.
I had to turn down a higher paying job because of my responsibilities at home not long ago. It was a better job, but the commute meant that I’d be fuck all help at home and as a consequence I’m feeling pretty stuck where I am.
You’re single with pretty much nothing holding you back. Go to London, give it a year. If you don’t like it, leave and move back home with a years experience in ‘that London’ to your name.
His personality? Arguably a bigger hold back than children.
Can you enhance your skills in Belfast that would give you a better punt at what you want to do long term in London? Or is the Ł100/month sacrifice in the short term a lever to bigger and better opportunities in London, Belfast or anywhere?
I'd personally love to leave Aberdeen but if I moved to London I'd be taking a pay cut and it wouldn't necessarily help what I'm looking to do.
Do you want to chase a career? Or you happy to be comfortable? Sounds like that's your battle.
Another thing I've been thinking is I would really rather finish my project and get the MSc over and done with by September and then start work rather than having to do it on a part time basis for next April. Coding all week at work then coming home to do more for my project on evenings/weekends. If I was to turn this down now, even if I couldn't manage to get a job in Belfast after I've finished, what's to stop me getting a different job in London then? I've got one already, it shouldn't be that hard to get another.
Don't want to sound like a big-headed twat but I'm pretty sure I smashed that interview. They told me I was the first person they'd seen that was able to answer one of their theory questions and they offered me the job about an hour after the interview.
Also, the guys who interviewed me seemed slightly weird and the office was really quiet.
There are plenty of career opportunities in Belfast in IT.
He’s bottled it lads. No going back now.
Someone tell GS the good news.
I'm a twit
Yeah, stay and finish your project. Tell GS to start posting again as well.
An MSc project should take like five hours to finish you waster.
Just cause you've got your phd now doesn't mean you have to come swinging your big dick around.
Last edited by Boydy; 29-05-2018 at 10:43 AM.
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It is a bit of a joke, to be honest. But it got me a job so that's all that matters.
I passed all the checks for a job I was offered in November, and they e-mailed me today asking when I wanted to start. I could move tomorrow if I really had to, but what would you normally allow someone to move across the country?
Will you be an engineer too?
I'd give yourself a month or so to find a place and stuff.
If you're working for GCHQ, will you be Snowden to my Greenwald?
It's nothing like that. And yes of course I'll be an engineer.
You have no responsibility at all so I'd give you 2 weeks.
Engineering Team:
In
- Boydy
- Lewis
Out
- Magic
What a transfer window we've had so far.
In:
Sigurdson
Rooney
Out:
Lukaku
Anyway who else is in #TEAMSALES?
Also I will accept technical consultants, pre-sales consultat and sales engineers™.
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