Working in UK
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Hello everyone, Is £1200 enough as a monthly pay in UK? Accomodation and food is payed by the company in a 4 star hotel, so no bills for electricity and water and no payments for apartments or accomodations. Is it good or not? Regards, Luke
For how long (work and the is the accomodation for the duration of the work)? Remember that if this is for more than 6 months you are subject to UK tax etc. (I think). You will have to pay tax somewhere. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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For how long (work and the is the accomodation for the duration of the work)? Remember that if this is for more than 6 months you are subject to UK tax etc. (I think). You will have to pay tax somewhere. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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Hello everyone, Is £1200 enough as a monthly pay in UK? Accomodation and food is payed by the company in a 4 star hotel, so no bills for electricity and water and no payments for apartments or accomodations. Is it good or not? Regards, Luke
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I am currently living in malta, but a friend just offered me this opportunity. to go to UK and work there on Visual C#. Apart from the already payed accomodation and stuff like that, every 2 weeks or 3 if i remember correctly they issue an airticket to come home for 4 days to see my family. The problem is i'm 21 and im afraid of working in an other country, i'll miss my family i guess and all the friends. If you know what i mean? It sounds like a very good job to take, but when i think that i have to leave everything behind, it kinds of scares me, I know i'll be coming every 2 weeks and stuff, but still. Do you understand me? Regards, Luke
take the oppertunity!! If it doesn't pay-off you quit and find something else, but if you didn't take it you'll regret it later. go 4 it! good luck Luke Agius wrote: The problem is i'm 21 and im afraid of working in an other country wuss :-D No hurries, no worries.
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Depending on UK tax law there might be a gotcha. In the US, even if your employer is paying for temporary housing directly it's treated as taxable income which could mean a nasty surprise come tax day.
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take the oppertunity!! If it doesn't pay-off you quit and find something else, but if you didn't take it you'll regret it later. go 4 it! good luck Luke Agius wrote: The problem is i'm 21 and im afraid of working in an other country wuss :-D No hurries, no worries.
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wuss??? :mad: lol Doesnt it scare you to work in a country where u know no one? and in uk where they take up site bombings and suicide attacks as a hobby? hehe Regards, Luke
Luke Agius wrote: Doesnt it scare you to work in a country where u know no one? yes it does, but on the other side, I would regret it if I wouldn't go for it. If I don't like it I can still return. Luke Agius wrote: and in uk where they take up site bombings and suicide attacks as a hobby? I laugh at the face of danger :laugh: Anyway, make up your own mind and good luck. No hurries, no worries.
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Hello everyone, Is £1200 enough as a monthly pay in UK? Accomodation and food is payed by the company in a 4 star hotel, so no bills for electricity and water and no payments for apartments or accomodations. Is it good or not? Regards, Luke
Enough? Depends for what. With accomodation paid for it equates to around the average for London I guess. Best to check some of the IT job sites for the UK and see what you're worth. Some skills in IT will make that much per day, plus expenses.
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I am currently living in malta, but a friend just offered me this opportunity. to go to UK and work there on Visual C#. Apart from the already payed accomodation and stuff like that, every 2 weeks or 3 if i remember correctly they issue an airticket to come home for 4 days to see my family. The problem is i'm 21 and im afraid of working in an other country, i'll miss my family i guess and all the friends. If you know what i mean? It sounds like a very good job to take, but when i think that i have to leave everything behind, it kinds of scares me, I know i'll be coming every 2 weeks and stuff, but still. Do you understand me? Regards, Luke
Luke Agius wrote: Do you understand me? I'm 30. When I was your age I was bright, young and mobile. I was married at the time (still am don't read that wrong) but very mobile. Going to the UK would have been an opportunity I would have leaped at. Do the research (like you are), make sure it's all above board. Then do it because it might be 20 more years before you have the chance and I mean that. I'm a father now of 3 amazing kids. One of them is sick. We hardly ever travel more than a few hours. We need to stay near doctors. We have so much going on with 3 kids (health problems aside) traveling for more than a week and moving to another country would not be realistic. Don't let fear rule your life. If you fear the things you know about you don't stand a chance against the things you don't know aobut. Embrace change because as you cross that 25-30 year old barrier change comes like a charging stallion. I could not encourage you to do this more. The experience will be incredible even if it goes bad and I mean that. If I was there right now I would pack for you and then I'd give your nancy-ass :laugh: a kick out the door and tell you GO! GO! GO! Do these things now and set yourself apart from your peers it truly will add experience and wisdom to you that you will not get living in your comfort zone. Be very glad I don't live anywhere near you because I'd zip you up in a suit case and send you without your permission. It's a great opportunity. LEAP!!!:cool::rose:
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
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Hello everyone, Is £1200 enough as a monthly pay in UK? Accomodation and food is payed by the company in a 4 star hotel, so no bills for electricity and water and no payments for apartments or accomodations. Is it good or not? Regards, Luke
As Robert mentions, mortgage, council tax, utilities, etc, will usually cost about £1500 on top, so if you added expenses to your offer then that's about £38k pa in South West England money. That's not bad at all. As to it being a country where you'll know no one, ignore that - it will do you good in the long run, and you still have phone, IM and trips home.
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wuss??? :mad: lol Doesnt it scare you to work in a country where u know no one? and in uk where they take up site bombings and suicide attacks as a hobby? hehe Regards, Luke
Luke Agius wrote: Doesnt it scare you to work in a country where u know no one? and in uk where they take up site bombings and suicide attacks as a hobby? The only thing to be scared of in the UK is the weather. ;) In '82 I left the UK for South Africa ... I didn't know one single person there. Just pitched up, on my own, found a job with a big construction company the next day and stayed for 14 years. (And those were a very "exciting" 14 years in South African history) Then in '96, and a career change later, got the wander-urge again and moved to California. Had a job lined up that time, but again, I didn't know anyone living here when I moved out. I guess I just like adventure (and sunshine ;) ) Steve T
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I am currently living in malta, but a friend just offered me this opportunity. to go to UK and work there on Visual C#. Apart from the already payed accomodation and stuff like that, every 2 weeks or 3 if i remember correctly they issue an airticket to come home for 4 days to see my family. The problem is i'm 21 and im afraid of working in an other country, i'll miss my family i guess and all the friends. If you know what i mean? It sounds like a very good job to take, but when i think that i have to leave everything behind, it kinds of scares me, I know i'll be coming every 2 weeks and stuff, but still. Do you understand me? Regards, Luke
Go for it. I am a bit older than you (28) and moved from Australia to Holland for 6 months. I had a blast but also missed my family etc. If you can get home for a visit every few weeks then you have the best of both worlds. Whats the worst that can happen? If you dont like the job, you dont like living in England, you find that your not earning enough to live the way you want, you miss home etc etc then just resign and get on a plane.