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Shame about the timing with all the uncertainty around Scotland's commitment to United Kingdom.
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?
If 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!
"Yer fae England, ye'll ken Jim Smith aye?"
[Going by the downvotes, clearly not a comment for a humble teuchter to be making! Even worse, someone living in Edinburgh!]
If 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…
If 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…
Some 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.
Hell, it's a rare occasion when neither Skyscanner or Amazon aren't hiring more developers.
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?
That 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.
Also it seems to me most of the jobs coming up in Scotland are in Edinburgh rather than Glasgow but that might just be me