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Aww - come on - London ain't so bad. And it's not quite so full of cloggies 
(Although my company is half dutch so in this office it is...)
(Although my company is half dutch so in this office it is...)
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I don't want to move wife and 3 kids. I don't particularly like to live in London and whenever I'm at the London office, I get a feeling of being in a factory. Long lines of desks which are too small and to close to each other.
It wouldn't be Shell/RD, would it?Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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It's alright as long as they buy you a house agree to pay removal exspenses and pay travel exspenses. Plus a big rise for the extra cost of living.Originally posted by Umfriend
Me ain't bored. Me is demotivated...... They're moving my department to London, and I don't want to move. Got to find me another job, which is a shame, cause I [I]used{/I] to like what I'm doing..
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Good news I've got out of IT Centre this afternoon. Helpdesk instead but at least you get the odd dumb user to amuse you.Comment
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One year rent (but not for a place I'd rent) and some removal expenses. Gross would rise by around 100%. Also, they _say_ they'll pay bigger bonuses over there (but then, they've been saying that for over 3 years now....).It's alright as long as they buy you a house agree to pay removal exspenses and pay travel exspenses. Plus a big rise for the extra cost of living.
I'm the penultimate last to say money is not important, but _more_ money is not a driver for me. Sure enough, more is always welcome, but not so much that I'd move for it. Also, I'd have to forget a 4-day contract, they don't have that (for my job) in London. Even if they made an exception, I'd be the first (methinks/expects) to get the boot if markets went down.
In any case, I like living here and am not inclined to move unless I have to.
Congrat on the good news BTW
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Well if you've got a choice of not moving don't but you'll go up in the first to boot out stakes.Comment
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Sry, no understandbut you'll go up in the first to boot out stakes.Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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Well, either that or Unilever... but as I'm in the oil industry...Originally posted by Umfriend
It wouldn't be Shell/RD, would it?
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Easy if you refuse to move they'll think you're being awkward non co-operative and therefore they'll want to get rid of you.Originally posted by Umfriend
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Actually, that would be great. After 14yrs, the money they'd have to pay me to get rid of me entirely would be rather nice.
Seriously, At least over here, refusing to move abroad is not usually held to be non co-operative.
I'm not afrid of anything like that. It's just that I like the work I do and will have to start to like some other work I'll be doing.
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Just offer you new contract thats shitty enougth for you to say I'm leaving.Originally posted by Umfriend
Actually, that would be great. After 14yrs, the money they'd have to pay me to get rid of me entirely would be rather nice.
Seriously, At least over here, refusing to move abroad is not usually held to be non co-operative.
I'm not afrid of anything like that. It's just that I like the work I do and will have to start to like some other work I'll be doing.
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Yep, they could do that. I am relying on my reputation being good enough that that won't happen. Then again, I am a naive kinda bugger, so I may be dissapointed.
BTW PIT:, thx for all the moral support sofar
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I think you call it constructed dismissal. You can here.Originally posted by Umfriend
Yep, they could do that. I am relying on my reputation being good enough that that won't happen. Then again, I am a naive kinda bugger, so I may be dissapointed.
BTW PIT:, thx for all the moral support sofar
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What, for not agreeing to emigrate???Join MURCs Distributed Computing effort for Rosetta@Home and help fight Alzheimers, Cancer, Mad Cow disease and rising oil prices.
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This is scence below.Originally posted by Umfriend
What, for not agreeing to emigrate???
1) Company offers you a deal.
2) You refuse to go.
3) Comapny says okay but if you stay you've got to agree to new working practise.
4) You get a new contract. Hours are much much longer and the times make it very difficult for you to travel. Holidays are also cut.
5) You say you don't like the contract.
6) They say it's the only way they can make money by making everyone work harder. Take it or leave it.
Basically there constructing your removal.Comment
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