Grim up North?

[Stan.goodvibes]

I'm struggling to see what the problem is - I spent 6 years in London, lived in Putney, worked at Mansion House, loved *nearly* every moment of it.

Me and a work mate biked to work most days, showered at work, had breakfast, it was brilliant. Middle of Winter when it snowed i took the District Line but made sure I left early and knew where to stand on the platform to be right by an open door to race in and grab a seat (had to beat some women and old people to it but I usually made it).

I loved my 3 month contract that went on for 4 years. Had a great time at work, some weekends I was actually looking forward to Monday.

I know what you mean about the zombies on the train, but just don't become one of them. I know it's a cliche but Life is what you make it - you *can* have a good time in London.

As for women standing on the tube while I'm sitting - it's called 'equality'

[oliverson]

Never been north.

There are some pretty bad coders up north (I'm from the Leeds->Manchester area) but nowhere near as many as the ones I've come across down south. My experience of the coders at the financial institutions of London is that they are either illiterate immigrants or gobsh1te pretenders who think the louder they sound off the better they code. I have yet to see any worthwhile object-orientation or pattern implementation anywhere south of, well, Yorkshire.

Your experiences are obviously different. You should try and get north of the M25 though as we have hills and rivers up there. Proper ones as well ;-)

[Spacecadet]

it's grim up north, don't bother

SSShhhhhhhhhhh! You'll have them all up here you idiot!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I have to say that this is my main worry with contracting. As I have said previously I am a newbie and just started contracting life. Managed to find somewhere commutable from South Manchester (1 hour each way). Now my worry isn't finding my next contract but managing to stay up North. I'd be happier on 300/day here than 600/day in London.

You would expect Manchester to have a lot of development work but it just isn't the case with contracting work for some reason. Everybody is permie up here and barely any contracting jobs if any.....

[portseven]

Been contracting for 8 years now, never had to work outside of the North West, each time I am looking for a new gig I fully expect to have to work down South, but manage to find something local at the last minute.

Fingers crossed, that is set to continue!

[MarillionFan]

Aren't all Northern Women really fat with dodgy teeth? I mean I've been watching Take Me Out and they all look like this
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughi...t/275037322771

[lightng]

Aren't all Northern Women really fat with dodgy teeth? I mean I've been watching Take Me Out and they all look like this
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughi...t/275037322771

Nearly all northern women. The other six won't even acknowledge you though; they're too busy texting Vernon Kay.

[nomadd]

I'm finding it hard to see how it could possibly get back to where it was. Maybe I was just on a gravy train (2.5 years on £ 450 a day with zero expenses).

Too true. I did 6 months on £1200/day, followed by 2.5 years on £900/day (all "big financial" clients.)

Still, like you, I knew it was a "gravy train" that wouldn't last long. And I also doubt those days will ever come back. Well, not in my working lifetime... Whatever, easy come, easy go, I guess.

[Ruse]

SSShhhhhhhhhhh! You'll have them all up here you idiot!

What's so great about the North ? I've spent the last 3 months contracting in Leeds and am leaving mid-contract just to get away. Job is in South Leeds which is a grim wasteland, not a single bit of green space have I seen since I moved here. It's no different to any other big city and certainly not found the "friendly Northerners". A little while back the boys in blue went to one of the local hostelries to arrest one of the punters there, a riot ensued, 6 Police Vans turned up and a number of the Coppers got hurt i.e they came off worse than the locals. So you could say it's lively

[BA to the Stars]

What's so great about the North ? I've spent the last 3 months contracting in Leeds and am leaving mid-contract just to get away. Job is in South Leeds which is a grim wasteland, not a single bit of green space have I seen since I moved here. It's no different to any other big city and certainly not found the "friendly Northerners". A little while back the boys in blue went to one of the local hostelries to arrest one of the punters there, a riot ensued, 6 Police Vans turned up and a number of the Coppers got hurt i.e they came off worse than the locals. So you could say it's lively

Thats South Leeds for you. They think Shameless is a fly on the wall documentary