Office Jobs in London

Hammyman

sd2310 wrote: »

As to those who hate London, everytime I visit there I just feel at home and don't want to ever leave I go there every chance I get I love it but I suppose everyone is different.

Visiting there is far different to living there. When you visited, did you travel into and out of London during rush hour for 5 days that week?

I was brought up in a seaside resort. Many people would go there for holidays and usually day trips on coaches and then choose to retire there "because they enjoyed it when they were on holiday". Most regretted it because they didn't realise the town closed from October to April and during summer you couldn't get parked to shop. They then spent their entire retirement opposing anything that could improve the town and moaning in the local newspaper about anything and everything.

sd2310

Hammyman wrote: »

Visiting there is far different to living there. When you visited, did you travel into and out of London during rush hour for 5 days that week?

I was brought up in a seaside resort. Many people would go there for holidays and usually day trips on coaches and then choose to retire there "because they enjoyed it when they were on holiday". Most regretted it because they didn't realise the town closed from October to April and during summer you couldn't get parked to shop. They then spent their entire retirement opposing anything that could improve the town and moaning in the local newspaper about anything and everything.

Surprisingly I did actually do that, not 5 days but I did do it and I can see that may not be enjoyable but everywhere has it's pros and cons.
I hate sitting in traffic going to work during rush hour in the city but it has to be done.

Mistral001

I lived there for a while about 20 years ago. I did not find it susch a strange place. A little more expensive than elsewhere, but not as much as Londoners like to make out it is. It is not an anomynous place where nobody talks to their neighbours. Most people settle into their little neighbourhood as it tends to be made up of hundreds of "villages". One thing that I found was different was how geared it was to the working week and commuting to offices for 9 to 5 jobs. This meant that people tended to do the same things at the same time.

zagubov

Mistral001 wrote: »

I lived there for a while about 20 years ago. I did not find it susch a strange place. A little more expensive than elsewhere, but not as much as Londoners like to make out it is. It is not an anomynous place where nobody talks to their neighbours. Most people settle into their little neighbourhood as it tends to be made up of hundreds of "villages". One thing that I found was different was how geared it was to the working week and commuting to offices for 9 to 5 jobs. This meant that people tended to do the same things at the same time.

I've lived there for 20 years. Schools, transport, congestion, lack of parking, premium prices, crime, gangs, are all topics for discussion. House sizes that would make a Munchkin moan. Driving standards are - ahem - different, and queueing's a lost art.

Dining and entertainment may be pricey and I'm not sure the range is much better than say Manchester/Liverpool, Glasgow-Edinburgh areas, and probably many others.

There's plenty of jobs and your ability to speak English will help with office jobs.

The glamorous touristy stuff just becomes part of the background wallpaper after a while and you don't appreciate it.

Don't get mne wrong, I think it has endless advantages over living in the country or a small town. I'm just not buying the hype that it's better than the other major cities in the UK.

TBH, it sometimes feels like it's more like a built-up county than a city, especially if you want to visit the other end of it.

scheming_gypsy

jc808 wrote: »

So you're prejudiced against non-english speakers and foreigners?

lol

errr no.

alexanderalexander wrote: »

I'm glad you didn't let that one slip. I think he's just trying to cover all bases -- making it absolutely clear that he doesn't like non-English speakers, but also dislikes foreigners who are able to speak English.

Please stop thinking, it's not doing you any good.

Kirri

Mistral001 wrote: »

I lived there for a while about 20 years ago. I did not find it susch a strange place. A little more expensive than elsewhere, but not as much as Londoners like to make out it is. It is not an anomynous place where nobody talks to their neighbours. Most people settle into their little neighbourhood as it tends to be made up of hundreds of "villages". One thing that I found was different was how geared it was to the working week and commuting to offices for 9 to 5 jobs. This meant that people tended to do the same things at the same time.

It has changed a lot in 20 years, I've been here over 40 and it wasn't so bad years ago, now it's gang ridden with certain areas no go really unless you want to live with regular stabbings and shootings, which are spilling into the neighbouring areas. I wouldn't bring up kids in inner London. People are generally rude, extremely rude if commuting in rush hour. I wouldn't say people are friendly now, they were when I was growing up, but not these days. Property is ridiculously priced.

But yes apart from that it has the culture aspect and lots of things to do and excellent public transport links (though it can be very slow going) and it has become pointless to try and drive in rush hour not to mention all the cpz's that have sprung up in the last 20 years that make it impossible to park on roads near towns. It's probably exciting if you are in your 20's but I'd rather now live further out and visit when I wanted.

lynzpower

sd2310 wrote: »

Sorry I don't think I was clear in what I was asking. I was just looking to see if anyone knew how easy/difficult it was to find an office type job paying around £25k there seemed to be a lot advertised but just not sure how easy it is. This would be in addition to my husband salary.

Its really hard to be honest with you. My OH has been looking for this sort of thing for a while now since he was laid off from his old job. (office manager)

I thought the streets were paved with gold as well when I came here. But they are not, well not for everyone anyway.

That said I love London and wouldnt want to leave.

RobertoMoir

mountainofdebt wrote: »

Really -its your dream to live in London?

Sounds like my idea of a nightmare personally.

Advice - yes don't.

As much as I'd rather not live in London either, its a matter of preference isn't it?

sd2310 wrote:

Thanks, every job I look at I have the experience in everything they ask for I'm currently working as a personal assistant and the PA jobs that are about £25k sound a lot like what I am doing now except I seem todo more.
The only thing i really worry about is the amount of people with actual qualifications as I only have very basic qualifications.

I've got a friend who considered moving to london to live with his partner, who does have a job in central london. His (and her... iirc she's looking around too) experience has been that any kind of job there has intense competition.

sd2310 wrote:

As to those who hate London, everytime I visit there I just feel at home and don't want to ever leave I go there every chance I get I love it but I suppose everyone is different.

I agree... just because its not for me doesn't mean its not for you. But I also think the person who mentioned that it can be very difficult to live in a place than it is to visit it does have a point. Still, good luck with getting to what you want!

mountainofdebt

I agree it is a matter of personal preference but for me I really can't see the attraction of, or obsession with, London.

That doesn't mean to say that I don't like cities - I just think that there are far more cities that I would chose to live in / near than London.

lynzpower

I've got a friend who considered moving to london to live with his partner, who does have a job in central london. His (and her... iirc she's looking around too) experience has been that any kind of job there has intense competition.

Its true indeed.

Just looking at how many people apply for admin jobs, it is fierce. OH is often going up against 500 people on Reed for a job.

Obviously there will be other more 'under the radar' jobs, but you have to find them!