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Where next? Switzerland? UAE? NL? London?...

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    Where next? Switzerland? UAE? NL? London?...

    Hi all,

    I work in Infosec as a contractor.

    I was working in UK, went to work in Amsterdam for a while, came down to Portugal on a fully remote role and the project got cancelled so I was given notice :-(

    Also, split up with wife (the day before I got given notice). All good, can't hurt me as Goggins says.

    So here I am, fully remote is proving difficult to find, so I am looking to go to where the work is.

    I could go to the UK, rates are looking decent and the market appears bouyant. Rates in CH look great, but cost of living is high. I am still setup for contracting in NL, so thats an option. UAE has piqued my interest. I hear Luxembourg pays well.

    Else it's stay here / Thailand / Bali / Mexico and either forget about work for a while, or wait for the elusive fully remote to come along.

    Can anyone make any recommendations? I'm looking for ideas for somewhere to go, good money, plenty of demand, decent taxes (though I am thinking of becoming / keeping Portuguese tax resident)...

    I *think* wouldn't mind doing a contract in Dubai.. any feedback on that as an option?

    Thanks for any constructive feedback.



    #2
    I'd get a contract in the UK but then I live here with all my family and I posting advice on Contractor UK.

    What you should do? Not a bleedin scooby.
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      #3
      Constructive feedback?

      Wot?

      Specifically In General, like?

      .
      When the fun stops, STOP.

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        #4
        Not Switzerland. We're full.
        Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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          #5
          UAE and Dubai seem to have a plethora of 'infosec' cowboys. So if you're a cowboy that might be the place. I don't think rates are very good though, hence the cowboys
          See You Next Tuesday

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            #6
            Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
            Not Switzerland. We're full.
            Full of what, though?

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              #7
              Luxembourg is not that cheap though, especially property.
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                #8
                After recently visiting I'd say CH, but feck me it's expensive (and I though DK is expensive). Seems to be a very high standard of living and never seen a country so bloody clean, they must sweep everywhere three times a day at least.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by dsc View Post
                  After recently visiting I'd say CH, but feck me it's expensive (and I though DK is expensive). Seems to be a very high standard of living and never seen a country so bloody clean, they must sweep everywhere three times a day at least.
                  Do they flog you if you drop litter?
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

                    Do they flog you if you drop litter?
                    No, that costs extra

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