Working Away - Experiences?!

[Mephisto]

Re-assuring thread!! I live in the NW and have a contract 20 mins down the road (paying only slightly the wrong side of £300 p/d) at the moment.

Its good to know that when the time comes I won't be completely bonkers commuting to another corner of the country in order to maintain a healthy-ish rate!

BTW - people actually live in Crewe? I always thought it was one big fiddle yard

[Fred Bloggs]

Re-assuring thread!! I live in the NW and have a contract 20 mins down the road (paying only slightly the wrong side of £300 p/d) at the moment.

Its good to know that when the time comes I won't be completely bonkers commuting to another corner of the country in order to maintain a healthy-ish rate!

BTW - people actually live in Crewe? I always thought it was one big fiddle yard

Depending on your discipline you might have no choice other than travel. For me I've been in Surrey since just before Easter and I see no prospect of a return to the NW. I'm in process engineering and it is deader than dead. I don't live in Crewe though either.

[nomadd]

Depending on your discipline you might have no choice other than travel. For me I've been in Surrey since just before Easter and I see no prospect of a return to the NW. I'm in process engineering and it is deader than dead. I don't live in Crewe though either.

This^

And the fact that the Bank I worked for in the NW two years ago is now advertising the same roles for less than half than the rate I was on then. Meanwhile, my rate in London has climbed 20% in the same period.

[kingcook]

BTW - people actually live in Crewe? I always thought it was one big fiddle yard

Yes, they do!! We have other things as well though, like a job centre, pubs, and a post office. What more does a town need?

[Mephisto]

Depending on your discipline you might have no choice other than travel. For me I've been in Surrey since just before Easter and I see no prospect of a return to the NW. I'm in process engineering and it is deader than dead. I don't live in Crewe though either.

I am almost certain you have it on the money - I'm a BA and/or Service Management geek mainly for Telcos (some finance which is a bonus).

Yes, they do!! We have other things as well though, like a job centre, pubs, and a post office. What more does a town need?

And not forgetting the mighty Alex? Great tip from Dario Gradi regarding Luke Varney for Holloway