Working to Live...not the other way around

14.07.2008

So after being here for the past few weeks, I realized that this place is pretty damn expensive. For people back home, i try to compare it by saying, "..imagine living in Toronto, with the usual cost of living/stuff but cut your salary in half."

Really. That's how i've been experiencing it so far so I made the decision to look for a job and earn some British Pounds. It also helps us do all the things we want to do while we're here and not go broke in the process (travelling within Europe, dining out at nice restaurants, shopping..)

Recruiters. Hate em, love some of em, hate the rest of em more. Seriously, i have had some interesting experiences with recruiters over here and I'm sure its not a UK thing but the whole dog-eat-dog world of recruiting definitely turned me off the last few of them and I was not being very co-operative. But I guess, i should look at it as I have skills that employers need and they recognize that and i could be a good recruit for them. Anyways, i met some good ones and some retarted ones but i can admit that i did need their help.

Anyways, had 5 (apparently) very interested clients, 4 set me up with interviews, 1 i was underqualified for, 1 i was overqualified for and the 2 others gave me 2nd interviews immediately after the 1st round.

Glad to say, that I accepted one of the offers and will now be a working citizen of the UK.

Now to figure out how taxes and how Canadian laws come into play...ugh.

(The working couple..?)