Suddenly loads of jobs in the US

[XLMonkey]

I think its because the dollar:GBP exchange rate is strongly in favour of contractors from the UK (and the agents have sussed this out). It turns out to be cheaper to ship people in than to hire local talent.

The same thing happened in 00/01 when the exchange rate was at similar levels: I was part of a team of 6 shipped out to Dallas for 6 months in 2000. Even allowing for transport costs, we were 25-40% cheaper than equivalent level local staff.

As we do to Bangalore, so Dallas does to England.

Dallas was dull as ditchwater, by the way. Once you've done the grassy knoll and the Dallas soap opera house, there's not much else to do but shop and eat.

[Troll]

Dallas was dull as ditchwater, by the way. Once you've done the grassy knoll and the Dallas soap opera house, there's not much else to do but shop and eat.

& were the Immigration stormtroopers at Dallas International their usual cheery helpful selves?

[wendigo100]

Or perhaps it's because you've checked the US and Oz job checkbox...

No. I haven't logged in to Jobswerve or changed my criteria for over a year.

[XLMonkey]

Absolute barstewards of the first order. US Immigration has (or at least, had) a firm policy of employing retarded, overweight, ultra-nationalist halfwits with the table manners of Mr Creosote.

Dallas isn't the worst though. I have to reserve that honour for the good people of Miami International airport. With them, a couple of swamp crocodiles and a room with a lockable door I could have made the world a much better place.