Scottish guy here, running my biz from Edinburgh (Local guys, get in touch and say hello). If i was a prospective job applicant, in Scotland, why do i have to go to a London meetup to work for companies in Scotland?
Tech Job Scotland
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#12Some interesting looking companies there. Might be merit in running a more local session, e.g. for folks in Scotland's own main cities that might not be aware of their options?
I speak as someone working in Glasgow who's heard of only a few of those sponsors.
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#13Scottish guy here, running my biz from Edinburgh (Local guys, get in touch and say hello). If i was a prospective job applicant, in Scotland, why do i have to go to a London meetup to work for companies in Scotland?
There was a Tech Jobs Scotland event in Edinburgh back in August 2013: http://turingfestival.com/tech-jobs-scotland.
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#14If you're English, be prepared for some weird attitudes (you're sometimes treated as "an enemy" just because you're English). It's nothing terrible (certainly not as bad as racism towards racial minorities (I'm searching for the correct way of saying this, not having lived in the UK for many years, but I guess that's better than "people of colour")), but it gets tedious after a while. [English; lived in Scotland for…
I had an interesting experience working in Scotland for a few months. Went to the local pub regularly since their wasn't much else to do (borders). People weren't very friendly at all, especially in the pub. I figured they didn't like outsiders.
Watched a six nations game on the tele in the pub one Saturday and I was heard cheering loudly and somewhat drunkenly for the Welsh rugby tram.
Barman said to me 'so ure not English then?'.
I replied 'no, Welsh'.
From that day on until the end of my stay I was treated like a completely different person.
I imagine this doesn't always happen, but in some places your place of birth does matter in the UK.
To be fair, we Welsh aren't exactly that friendly to the English either, but we have the following viewpoint:
We don't hate the English. We just pity them for not being Welsh. :-)Re: Tech Job Scotland
#15That website is appalling. I think the attendees logos could easily be links to their sites.
I'd like to know who's actually organising it. The only contact information is for someone who works for Edinburgh city council?
My 2p worth is that Scotland (Glasgow at least) is a nice place to live. The weather isn't too bad and not having London's relentless rent's and property market hanging over your head is a nice change.
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#16That website is appalling. I think the attendees logos could easily be links to their sites. I'd like to know who's actually organising it. The only contact information is for someone who works for Edinburgh city council? My 2p worth is that Scotland (Glasgow at least) is a nice place to live. The weather isn't too bad and not having London's relentless rent's and property market hanging over your head is a nice chan…
The weather isn't too bad in Glasgow?! I'll agree it's rarely actively lethal, but come on...! :-)
Seriously though, Scotland has a lot to offer in terms of reasonable property prices, shorter commutes (vs London), quieter roads (main Edinburgh/Glasgow route, the M8, aside) and the developer job market is buoyant.
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#17That website is appalling. I think the attendees logos could easily be links to their sites. I'd like to know who's actually organising it. The only contact information is for someone who works for Edinburgh city council? My 2p worth is that Scotland (Glasgow at least) is a nice place to live. The weather isn't too bad and not having London's relentless rent's and property market hanging over your head is a nice chan…
and great banter ! :D
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#18Shame about the timing with all the uncertainty around Scotland's commitment to United Kingdom.
I don't see how that's related
They don't know what kind of money they'll be able to use if they do vote for independence. It's perhaps more than reasonable to suggest Scotland's future is uncertain.
Also, take the "Scottish" out of "Scottish Nationalism" and you're left with "Nationalism". There's no way I'm moving to a country that thinks "Nationalism" is a good thing.
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#19If you're English, be prepared for some weird attitudes (you're sometimes treated as "an enemy" just because you're English). It's nothing terrible (certainly not as bad as racism towards racial minorities (I'm searching for the correct way of saying this, not having lived in the UK for many years, but I guess that's better than "people of colour")), but it gets tedious after a while. [English; lived in Scotland for…
I think it's a lot better than that. This Londoner moved to Glasgow about 8 years ago and lived there for 2 years, and rarely even had anyone comment on my Englishness. The only amusing thing was that I was forcibly introduced to every English person that anyone knew, perhaps they thought we'd have some kind of magical bond!
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#20If you're English, be prepared for some weird attitudes (you're sometimes treated as "an enemy" just because you're English). It's nothing terrible (certainly not as bad as racism towards racial minorities (I'm searching for the correct way of saying this, not having lived in the UK for many years, but I guess that's better than "people of colour")), but it gets tedious after a while. [English; lived in Scotland for…
I had an interesting experience working in Scotland for a few months. Went to the local pub regularly since their wasn't much else to do (borders). People weren't very friendly at all, especially in the pub. I figured they didn't like outsiders. Watched a six nations game on the tele in the pub one Saturday and I was heard cheering loudly and somewhat drunkenly for the Welsh rugby tram. Barman said to me 'so ure not…
That's the "Anyone But England" phenomena: