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GDP per head falling
It's about time this issue has been picked up in the media. It has been talked about online for quite a while. Focussing on the overall GDP figure is a big mistake. -
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anyone here living / working in CH / Zurich?
But if your kids are young it would be the perfect time. I suppose it depends on how much you like your life in the UK. I wouldn't just go for a year. Also don't you have to be out of the country for 2 years to be a non resident? Not everything is expensive in Switzerland. Electronics are... -
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anyone here living / working in CH / Zurich?
It would be useful if you tell us your skillset. I seriously doubt you would get 200kCHF whatever your skills are Maybe go for 140kChf if you think you are in demand, but consider an important part of the package is pension contribution which are usually way more generous than the UK... -
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What's your next career move? What's your exit strategy?
Quite a lot of people on this thread sound like me. Late 40s/early 50s, dissolutioned with I.T. / Contracting but still a fair way off from retirement age. I could probably just about get away with retiring (47 but no depends) but it would mean having to be careful with money. I've also...- reddog
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State of the Market
I worked with a dodgy contractor that was talking about doing this. Not sure if he ever did it or not because he left fairly shortly after I started. I came to the conclusion the best way to do it would be to leave the laptop in the country it was supposed to be in and then just VPN into the...- reddog
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What can recruiters see in Linkedin?
If Linkedin Premium is saying "you are in the top 10% of applicants", maybe it is saying to the recruiter: "here are the top 10% of applicants, shall I delete the rest to save you the effort of reading them?" the recruitment consultant might be happy for the time saved, but maybe in a few...- reddog
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State of the Market
Wow, that's an amazing and depressing stat. I haven't looked into it, you are probably right. The minimum wage has gone up quite a bit, especially in recent times.- reddog
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Is buy to let still worth it?
If you are a cash buyer why not just stick the money in the stock market, as per my knowledge the yield would be in the same ball park, but a lot less hassle. BTL was only good because: 1) a lot of BTLers cut corners using residential mortgages etc. and exploiting the fact that the law was not... -
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MOTD
I found it strange that motd was only 20 minutes. But it turns out the BBC only buy 20 minutes of content and the rest of the show is fake banter. When this gets resolved maybe the BBC could also do a second version of the show for iPlayer, which just includes the football (I would prefer with... -
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Matt Handjob could be...
Am I the only one that thinks the UK government just looks completely shoddy and unprofessional using WhatsApp? Company I am currently at banned all business communication via messaging apps some time ago. Now only Bloomberg Chat is allowed with it being widely highlighted that the audit/legal... -
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Replacement Workers
kind of interesting they complain about their treatment in Switzerland, yet as soon as they got they opportunity they stayed permanently in ...... Switzerland! -
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Off to India
I have managed to upskill to avoid cheap competition, but the price was moving to another country and learning a new language (there is cheap labour in the new country - Switzerland, but they don't bother learning the language) However I don't think my approach is realistic for everyone... -
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Parking Wars.
Isn't this (indirectly) due to only one car parking space only being allowed when planning permission is granted, in order to "nudge" people in to using public transport (usually in an area without much public transport). I have had quite a few gigs where there are only 50 car parking spaces... -
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Was Matt Hancock "taken out", due to his wish for never ending lockdowns?
I get the impression Hancock's hard line on lockdowns, vaccine passports etc. Wasn't universally appreciated. In all my years working, I have never heard of a situation where a boss had to have a CCTV camera in their office. Was the camera a plant? Did people actively set out to take Hancock... -
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Latest terrifying Covid variant can be confused with a cold!!
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57467051 It is actually normal for viruses to weaken overtime due to mutations, the variants that are weaker have an advantage for replication, a variant that killed you immediately would not get very far. So I am getting pretty sick of the press creating...
