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Re: Come to London

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Post by freyfogle »

timbrooke wrote: post #2

> Come to London ... and don't forget to bring your mobile phone - we'd like to get to know each other a little better: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10177765/Travellers-mo...

But is that really a reason not to come work in London for a few years? Is the situation any better in other EU countries?

Re: Come to London

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Post by kintamanimatt »

timbrooke wrote: post #2

> Come to London ... and don't forget to bring your mobile phone - we'd like to get to know each other a little better: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10177765/Travellers-mo...

This is a serious problem in its own right, but it's not really relevant to the post.

Re: Come to London

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Post by xadoc »

I believe the reason why Portuguese developers are not flooding UK (I don't completely agree, I see them coming more and more but slowly) is that any reasonably good developer in Portugal still can find work in consulting and state related IT firms. They work long hours and earn low, but enough to live comfortably there.

Re: Come to London

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Post by freyfogle »

xadoc wrote: post #5

I believe the reason why Portuguese developers are not flooding UK (I don't completely agree, I see them coming more and more but slowly) is that any reasonably good developer in Portugal still can find work in consulting and state related IT firms. They work long hours and earn low, but enough to live comfortably there.

But won't that opportunity be there after they spend 2-3 fun years in London?

Re: Come to London

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Post by cocoflunchy »

Reading your internships page (http://www.lokku.com/jobs/intern.html):

    > Will you pay for my travel to London?
    No.
    > Can you help me get a work permit?
    No. You need to be able to work in the UK.
The internship sounds really interesting, but maybe if you want more people applying from all over Europe, you should be a little more open about your relocation policy? (I understand that the cost of travel might not be prohibitively expensive intra-europe, but it kind of reads as "Can I apply if I'm not in London? No.")

Re: Come to London

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Post by sztanko »

Several years ago I treated Lokku as the coolest place to work in London according to my criterias. It was the only one map-obsessed, small, open-source friendly, no-bullshit startup in a nice location. Unfortunately I was a Java guy and they were looking for Perl people.

I believe you cannot underestimate the impact it makes on London geo scene. Without Lokku, London will be a rather dull place from geospatial perspective.

If I were in the Uni now (I graduated in Hungary), I would definitely apply.

Re: Come to London

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Post by freyfogle »

cocoflunchy wrote: post #8

Reading your internships page ( http://www.lokku.com/jobs/intern.html ): > Will you pay for my travel to London? No. > Can you help me get a work permit? No. You need to be able to work in the UK. The internship sounds really interesting, but maybe if you want more people applying from all over Europe, you should be a little more open about your relocation policy? (I understand that the cost of travel might not be pr…

If you're from the EU you don't need a work permit.
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