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Contract is up Dec. 30th but looking good for renewal. Also got a nice little concurrent job lined up on the side as well that should run for 3-4 months, starting in a couple of weeks. Looks like it will be a good christmass this year
"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.
I might act like you normally do, Milan, and claim that if you are out of the contract it must be because you are rubbish, but instead I don't and just give you the best wishes you find another good one. Besides, where else can they find anyone available to sacrifice 95% of his weekends?
I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.
I am between FFM and Zurich. Fed up. Need to move on but I've badly got into the 'comfort zone'. Good rate, fairly easy work, euro-lifestyle of civilised people, long lunches etc. I've had a couple of offers elsewhere but I can't pull away.
I think the Germanics are lazy, bureacratic, old-fashioned etc to my eye compared to home but whenever you read productivity comparisons Britain (lunch at your desk , hire& fire, long hours culture) sadly and ironically performs pretty poorly.
Are you still in Zurich, or have you made it into a City bank ?
I had an offer to work in an IB in the Netherlands. They wanted a 7am start !)!)!)!)! Is that normal ? I struggle to make 9.30. 9am if I'm trying to impress.
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