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Tech Job Scotland
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#42That 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.
The best way to deal with the weather is to take up a sport that is best with lots of rain. To be fair I can only think of whitewater kayaking but it is probably the best sport ever.
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#43If 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…
It really depends on the circles in which you move. There are parts of Scotland where Scots are practically a minority (St Andrews) and where the accent is pretty much posh English (central Edinburgh).
I've lived in Scotland for 9 years now and have a southern English accent. I spent 4.5 years as a volunteer police officer and only once ever received any racial problems. Ironically from a very posh, and drunk, German.
The company I work for makes a huge thing of recruiting mid 30s professionals from London. If you're starting a family then moving to Edinburgh is a very easy sell, especially if you've benefited from the London property boom.
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#44Earlier 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.
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 inc…
For me its about being represented slightly more than we currently are, with the London centric politics of Great Britain.
One arse in charge of 6 million is 10x more democratic than one arse in charge of 60 million.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
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#46Scottish 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 in Scotland, you already know it exists and would automatically be looking locally. I see the London meetup as "poaching" people to come to Scotland.
I'm moving to work in Scotland myself very soon. I've got a weird range of reactions from people here in the south of England; people are sort of suprised to learn that Scotland has electricity let alone a tech industry.
The most effective recruiting strategy would be to ask people what they're currently paying to live in London and how tiny a flat it is, then show them the corresponding 3 bedroom house / Georgian townhouse they could get for the same money.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
I'll have you know I seen the Sun today in Glasgow 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
Cue the "strange yellow object seen in sky" headlines tomorrow :-)
Edinburgh seems to be doing really well for startups this past few years, beyond the retail banks and life/pensions players, which is great to see. Glasgow has some big financials that seem to disproportionately dominate the job market - not a bad thing, lots of interesting and (in places) deep technical work to be had, but obviously it's not to everyone's taste culturally.
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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.
Thanks; my resolution for 2014 is get involved in the local tech community a bit more.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
As jeffbr states, look at the policies of the SNP before unfairly categorising them. Scotland just voted in equal marriage for same-sex couples with the First Minister of Scotland, and leader of the SNP, strongly in favour. It really isn't a prejudiced or authoritarian nationalist party and has a record to back that up.