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Sitting here on zero per hour, with little expectation of that changing in the UK this side of the next general election, I can assure you that going to a different country for 450 (euro) is worth the hassle.
Sitting here on zero per hour, with little expectation of that changing in the UK this side of the next general election, I can assure you that going to a different country for 450 (euro) is worth the hassle.
tim
here here. Pay no attention to him tim.
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
Yes, I can see that. Where I am sitting, I have no shortage of work on my doorstep.
When I get offered a job in Germany I have to factor in a £300 to £400 weekly flight, 4 or 5 nights a week in a Hotel plus food. Airport taxis at both ends, car hire, health and travel insurance. Because nobody is able to explain simply and definitively what your tax liability is in other EU countries you end up working through a payroll service provider who charges you an arm and a leg for a cr@p service and you pay a ton of German tax for your trouble.
Yes, you have my full sympathy if you're otherwise benched, I applaud your determination.
For me, I'll sit at home every evening and bank my locally earned £450 to £500 a day thanks for as long as it lasts.
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Yes, I can see that. Where I am sitting, I have no shortage of work on my doorstep.
When I get offered a job in Germany I have to factor in a £300 to £400 weekly flight, 4 or 5 nights a week in a Hotel plus food. Airport taxis at both ends, car hire, health and travel insurance. Because nobody is able to explain simply and definitively what your tax liability is in other EU countries you end up working through a payroll service provider who charges you an arm and a leg for a cr@p service and you pay a ton of German tax for your trouble.
Yes, you have my full sympathy if you're otherwise benched, I applaud your determination.
For me, I'll sit at home every evening and bank my locally earned £450 to £500 a day thanks for as long as it lasts.
You need that rate because you are lazy!
Return to Munich on 23 February from Edinburgh with easyjet
flight 6911; dep. Mon 23 Feb 09:35
arr. Mon 23 Feb 12:55 £29.99
Friday 27 February Munich to Edinburgh
flight 6912; dep. Fri 27 Feb 13:30
arr. Fri 27 Feb 14:50 £54.99
(Total cost for flights) £84.98
£300 - 400?!!! Whit?!!!! Are you in it for the profit or is it just charity?
Hotel's for a 3-6 month gig - Are you mad!? Of course it's expensive!
You're a premie in disguise and I claim my £5
Worked in Norway for 18 months (perhaps one of the most expensive states in the EU) I did not spend in a month what you spent in a week in Germany.
It's called organisation and preparation -
Last edited by scooterscot; 8 February 2009, 12:41.
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
Yes, I can see that. Where I am sitting, I have no shortage of work on my doorstep.
When I get offered a job in Germany I have to factor in a £300 to £400 weekly flight, 4 or 5 nights a week in a Hotel plus food. Airport taxis at both ends, car hire, health and travel insurance. .
If you're spending 3-400 on a flight you need a new travel agent. Thirty quid each way is what I often pay (even with a "real" airline).
In most countries taking on a short term rental is much much cheaper than a hotel (and IMHO much more convenient - I do hate carrying all my clothes EVERY week).
If you are taking taxis to/from the airport, why do you need a hire car, surely it's one or the other (though personally, I just used the local trains, if somewhere is really out of the way, I won't take the job)
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