Originally posted by lilelvis2000
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There are a lot of recent graduates and mid-late twenties folk working around there, as well as in the City next door, but then graduates need jobs, so that isn't a bad thing. They tend to be more willing to live in "gritty" urban areas as well, a lot of them are hardy Northern types so living in rented digs in Hackney doesn't come as too much of a shock to the system, and salaries seem to be competitive with BigCo graduate programs. There is also a lot of opportunity for designers and suchlike to freelance. If you are flat sharing with a couple of mates or a working partner then your going to be quite well off compared to a lot of people, so as an alternative to starting out in life as a corporate drone it's a pretty attractive proposition.
The older people I know who are working over there tend to be actual entrepreneurs rather than workers. There's no shortage of people around who have made a bit of money during the last 10 years and can afford to invest a couple of years of their life to start a business without worrying about how they will pay the bills.
Of course old street isn't in Stratford. The Olympic park is in a totally different tuliphole area with nothing going on and very little going for it. The government are being very optimistic thinking people will move there in my opinion, and it's misleading of them to try and associate it with the rejuvenation that has occurred around the Shoreditch / Brick Lane area. Still, if they are willing to encourage a bit of get up and go and not turn peoples lives into red tape hell then perhaps it will work out.
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