|
It's a lot harder to be happy than it is to start over!
|
|
|
|
|
Andrei Straut wrote: My girlfriend left [for] there last year, and managed to secure a comfy job ... she's been pushing me to come to France too.
Andrei Straut wrote: So, did anyone go through anything like it? Leaving all behind and heading to...well...nothing?
I hope your, perhaps former, girlfriend doesn't read this post. 
|
|
|
|
|
Yeah, wrote that post in a bit of a hurry, didn't properly check for mistakes
JimmyRopes wrote: I hope your, perhaps former, girlfriend doesn't read this post.
She is current (5 and a half year now) and I only meant that from the professional point of view (if she ever reads this)
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater.
Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater.
Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
|
|
|
|
|
Andrei Straut wrote: I only meant that from the professional point of view (if she ever reads this)
She may not get this far down in the thread! 
|
|
|
|
|
I should bookmark a permalink to this, just in case. Maybe even make this page available offline
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater.
Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater.
Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
|
|
|
|
|
Well, I quit a good job as an ex-pat and moved back home to go back into consulting just when the economy tanked. One has to be a little crazy and an optimist to strike off the beaten path, do something that makes them wonder if they were crazy, etc.
Keep up the optimism, work hard, stay busy and things will work out.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
|
|
|
|
|
Walt Fair, Jr. wrote: Keep up the optimism, work hard, stay busy and things will work out.
Yeah, I may be worried, but I'm still optimistic. I'm thinking even if I fail, it's not like I'll die, get shot, starve to death or anything. I can always come back to my country, and try again later.
Still, it's a big step to do (even bigger than when I left my local town to go work in Bucharest, which is still a tad away from family and most of the people I know), taking into consideration that I'm accustomed to supporting the future missus, and not the other way around (although I'm thinking it'll be fun to be the wife in the house, at least for a while  )
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater.
Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater.
Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
|
|
|
|
|
Andrei Straut wrote: So, did anyone go through anything like it? Leaving all behind and heading to...well...nothing?
You've already been told off for referring to your better half as "nothing", so I'll resist.
Taking your question seriously, I did just that. Left a job in the UK (OK, it wasn't 100% secure, but as much as most jobs were), and moved to Sweden to be with the (now) missus. Luckily, I left my old job pretty amicably and did a bunch of consulting work for them and previous customers.
Then someone who read my articles approached me asking me to work for them. The interview was very backwards. Now, I work from home, have new friends, family (including baby boy), occasionally go to the office, and so on.
Life ended up pretty good.
I suppose I should make more of an effort with the language, but every here is so darn accomodating! That probably wouldn't be so true in DE or FR.
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
|
|
|
|
|
Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer wrote: I should make more of an effort with the language, but every here is so darn accomodating! That probably wouldn't be so true in DE or FR
Yeah, I heard people are quite picky with foreigners looking for jobs who don't speak the local language, which is perfectly understandable, and I support it.
Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer wrote: Taking your question seriously, I did just that
...
Life ended up pretty good
It's good to know other people around here did that and ended fine. That's just what I was looking for.
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater.
Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater.
Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
|
|
|
|
|
You're girlfriend works for a chocolate company? Then what the hell do you buy her when you f*** up?
|
|
|
|
|
The only other thing that works. Flowers
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater.
Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater.
Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
|
|
|
|
|
I feel a mixed sense of Joy, Trepidation & Fear as I have solved a problem that was bugging me over the weekend. Joy that it is fixed, Trepidation that it might not be and might not need to be & Fear that it isn't. When I got the darn thing fixed with help from PIEBALDconsult & Manfred R. Bihy (thank you very much!) and discovered another bug which I solved this morning. I am now testing it as much as I can to ensure the bugs are gone (also a set of cables has turned up for some reversed SMA connectors to be fitted I hate those things!)
Dang Nabbit spotted a bug!!
modified 3-Sep-12 9:15am.
|
|
|
|
|
Free advice - pay someone to pack, move and unpack.
Yesterday we moved into the new house. I unloaded the last load just after 1am. Today Mrs Wife is at work,the girls with my parents and guess who's left with all the unpacking? I have just had my first coffee from my good machine for a month and it was damned fine.
With luck and a good wind, I'll get to the booze by mid-afternoon.
Once all This is done I'll then have to sort out interweb access as I can't just use the mobile.
On the plus side it's blooming lovely weather today.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
|
|
|
|
|
Enjoy 
(yes|no|maybe)*
|
|
|
|
|
I have just phoned my father to meet me at the golf club after work.
No point in wasting this excellent weather.
It is 26C and Bright Sunshine.
---------------------------------
I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
|
|
|
|
|
I called mine too. To borrow a socket set.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
|
|
|
|
|
Today is a good day to call 'Dad'.
---------------------------------
I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
|
|
|
|
|
Got a Ouija board? Mine died in the 70s...
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
|
|
|
|
|
There's an app for that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
|
|
|
|
|
All the more reason fro not getting an iPhone... 
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
|
|
|
|
|
Just taken delivery of socket set plus a large bottle of emergency supplies from Dad. Work rate is increasing.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
|
|
|
|
|
Nagy Vilmos wrote: Work rate is increasing.
But quality, less so!
---------------------------------
I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
|
|
|
|
|
Nagy Vilmos wrote: pay someone to pack, move and unpack.
Along with housekeeping, laundry and preparation of food, these tasks were meant to be outsourced.
/ravi
|
|
|
|
|
So, last night, I caught this[^] program, which detailed the attempt on Everest by injured army personnel. It was humbling watching it because you realise how petty your "problems" really are when you see someone who lost half an arm being so resolutely upbeat and cheerful as he is climbing one of the "training" mountains for Everest.
|
|
|
|
|
It was a good program, reminded me of when I used to do a bit of climbing. 5400 meters was the highest I got to, and that's already pretty tough. Never got altitude sickness though. Reminds me of a time on Mt Blanc passing some army guys who were having a break. They said they had tried before but got turned back due to altitude sickness. I sparked up a fag while listening to their story.
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
