Reply to: Swiss firm to create 500 jobs in Edinburgh

[Vandalay]

Yeah but 250 a day?

There's plenty of high paying roles up here, but the rates are more widely spread. PM roles start at something stupid like 300, but there are plenty out there that go to London rates 700+. In my field, MI, I see roles from 250 to 500 which is more or less on par with London.

[Vandalay]

Fill yer boots - did I mention my Edinburgh in apartment is available for a special monthly rental?

Swiss firm to create 500 jobs in Edinburgh - Management - Scotsman.com

Professional IT workers in London must be in short supply or something.

One of the reasons they're coming up here must be that their first (and only?) UK client to date is RBS Coutts. I've worked at their offices in Zurich. Decent system... better make sure I mention that on my CV then!

[Freamon]

I work in Edinburgh a lot in banking related work, that's me set for the next decade!!

Isn't all banking work in Edinburgh now actually either public sector or supermarkets?

[stek]

Nope try doubling that then taking off 200 and adding 50.

That's too hard, I'm not sasguru!

[eek]

Nope try doubling that then taking off 200 and adding 50.

WRS but add another 50.

[russell]

Yeah but 250 a day?

Nope try doubling that then taking off 200 and adding 50.

[eek]

Yeah but 250 a day?

Considering what they are probably paying in Switzerland I reckon the rates will be half decent and still look like a bargain for them.

[stek]

I work in Edinburgh a lot in banking related work, that's me set for the next decade!!

Yeah but 250 a day?

[scooterscot]

Wo cares where they're from as long as the BTL's are kept full.

[eek]

Well of course they will all be foreign, British people have given up on IT as a career as it involves thinking and the rewards for doing so have been systematically undermined by successive governments immigration policies.

Thinking that through it implies that the graduates from the UK applying for IT jobs don't and can't think.

Actually I take that back I've met a few of clientco's recent intake

[doodab]

Well of course they will all be foreign, British people have given up on IT as a career as it involves thinking and the rewards for doing so have been systematically undermined by successive governments immigration policies.

[DodgyAgent]

Also, you forgot to mention the likelihood that the graduates are all Chinese.

enough to warm yer cockles

[tractor]

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No 425 poles and 75 graduates who may be scottish but will probably of Polish descent.

Our politicians, regardless of which parliament they sit in cannot be so stupid as to fall for this. They must have their hand in the till.

Also, you forgot to mention the likelihood that the graduates are all Chinese.

[russell]

I work in Edinburgh a lot in banking related work, that's me set for the next decade!!

[eek]

Do I understand this correctly?

A Swiss company is creating jobs in Scotland for 500 Poles, mostly financed by English taxpayers?

No 425 poles and 75 graduates who may be scottish but will probably of Polish descent.