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Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by imurray »

leoc wrote: post #21
cones688 wrote: post #2

Shame about the timing with all the uncertainty around Scotland's commitment to United Kingdom.

It's not a huge deal. First, the referendum seems strongly probable to fail, though not by a huge margin. Second, it's unlikely that independence would have any dramatic effect on many people's software jobs in Scotland, certainly in the short term. The most likely problem would be exchange-rate issues.

the referendum seems strongly probable to fail

To quantify: Betfair's current probability is ~17.5% of a "Yes" vote, although that's not based on enormous volumes: http://uk.sportsiteexweb.betfair.com/betting/LoadRunnerInfoC...

Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by lifebeyondfife »

andrewcooke wrote: post #3

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 grew up in small town Scotland with an English accent and can report that in pockets of Scotland there is certainly blatant, out and out racism.

But in the cities and as an adult, I really don't see it as an issue anymore. I work for one of the companies sponsoring the event and I see probably about as many foreign employees (English and other European and world nationalities) as there are Scots.

I think most countries will always have some pockets of racism because some people will always be ignorant. So I'm not absolving my country entirely, nor saying the anti-English sentiment no longer exists, but I don't see it as the big problem it used to be.

Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by arethuza »

tomelders wrote: post #18
Torn wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Scottish Nationalism is usually described as "civic nationalism":

"Civic nationalism is a kind of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in a non-xenophobic form of nationalism compatible with values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_nationalism

It is notable that UKIP, which really does have the xenophobic kind of nationalism, has almost no support in Scotland.

Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by lifebeyondfife »

jeffbr13 wrote: post #27
brianmcc wrote: post #12

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.

You'll find a lot of the tech scene (in Edinburgh at least) go to Tech Meetup[0] every 2nd Wednesday of the month, and you'll soon hear who's hiring in the introduction go-around. Hell, it's a rare occasion when neither Skyscanner or Amazon aren't hiring more developers. [0]: http://techmeetup.co.uk/

Was there last week. Barely room to move and plenty of tech companies hiring.

Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by zootm »

jeffbr13 wrote: post #27
brianmcc wrote: post #12

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.

You'll find a lot of the tech scene (in Edinburgh at least) go to Tech Meetup[0] every 2nd Wednesday of the month, and you'll soon hear who's hiring in the introduction go-around. Hell, it's a rare occasion when neither Skyscanner or Amazon aren't hiring more developers. [0]: http://techmeetup.co.uk/

I'm led to believe the Glasgow TMU is pretty lively as well, although I've never been.

Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by tomelders »

arethuza wrote: post #33
tomelders wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Scottish Nationalism is usually described as "civic nationalism": "Civic nationalism is a kind of nationalism identified by political philosophers who believe in a non-xenophobic form of nationalism compatible with values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual rights." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_nationalism It is notable that UKIP, which really does have the xenophobic kind of nationalism, has almost…

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

No one in the history of the world has ever conceded that their version of a bad thing is the same as another version of the bad thing.

Re: Tech Job Scotland

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Post by jeffbr13 »

tomelders wrote: post #18
Torn wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Oh come on, Scottish Nationalism ≠ Nazi-ism/EDL-ism

Scotland's "Nationalism" is about gaining independence and actually becoming a nation, not about violent and misguided idealism.

In fact, Alex Salmond (leader of the Scottish National Party, the majority party in Scottish Parliament) has come out for more liberal immigration policies, to encourage positive economic immigration[0]. Compared to the UK government's increasingly tough stance on immigration[1], and the rise of right-wing parties such as UKIP and the BNP, I'd much rather live in a small, liberal nation like Scotland.

[0]: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-i... [1]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence...

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