DiegoDiego Posted Monday at 11:00 Share Posted Monday at 11:00 39 minutes ago, scottsdad said: For some context - the job is in New York, in Manhattan, and the starting salary is just over double what I am on now. In all seriousness, what sort of a rise is that once you factor in accommodation, et cetera? The choice isn't whether you want to do it or not, it's whether you spend the rest of your life hearing "wouldn't be like this is we'd moved to New York" or saying "told you this would be shite". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted Monday at 11:03 Share Posted Monday at 11:03 5 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said: In all seriousness, what sort of a rise is that once you factor in accommodation, et cetera? The choice isn't whether you want to do it or not, it's whether you spend the rest of your life hearing "wouldn't be like this is we'd moved to New York" or saying "told you this would be shite". This is a consideration. Bigger salary but I imagine most of this would be gobbled up in paying for somewhere to live. To be fair also, I was interviewed for a job in Washington back in 2006, made it to the final 2 but lost out. So I have been down this road before but it was ages ago, different city, and so on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted Monday at 11:07 Share Posted Monday at 11:07 49 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Been invited to apply for a job in the US. I'm not thinking of going for it, as I'm pretty well settled here and have family etc. But - the wife keeps wanting to revisit the discussion. I think she might be keen. But I am utterly uninformed as to what would be involved. For some context - the job is in New York, in Manhattan, and the starting salary is just over double what I am on now. If we moved, it would be me, the wife and my 14 year old daughter. Scott would stay here and live with my mum, and go to uni. Stay with us in the summers until he graduated. So, for the expats here - would the process of moving/paperwork/immigration/finding schools etc be a total ballache? Or worth looking into? I really am not thinking about it but the wife is asking questions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted Monday at 11:11 Share Posted Monday at 11:11 7 minutes ago, scottsdad said: This is a consideration. Bigger salary but I imagine most of this would be gobbled up in paying for somewhere to live. To be fair also, I was interviewed for a job in Washington back in 2006, made it to the final 2 but lost out. So I have been down this road before but it was ages ago, different city, and so on. There was a documentary series where a group of people shared flats in New York, it looked great fun. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted Monday at 11:13 Share Posted Monday at 11:13 2 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: There was a documentary series where a group of people shared flats in New York, it looked great fun. Epstein Island? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted Monday at 11:14 Share Posted Monday at 11:14 Just now, Melanius Mullarkey said: Epstein Island? Might've been, they visited London in one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted Monday at 11:49 Share Posted Monday at 11:49 I've always believed Tesco to be a bunch of c***s. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/tesco-aldi-price-match-bbc-panorama "Dozens of Tesco food products contain lower proportions of key ingredients than “price-matched” equivalents at Aldi, according to a report that raises questions over value for money at the UK’s largest supermarket chain. BBC Panorama said that 38 out of 122 Tesco products it surveyed contained at least five percentage points less of the main ingredient than the Aldi items they had been matched to." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted Monday at 12:08 Share Posted Monday at 12:08 Loads of Portuguese get their helmets out for a bit of a bless. An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists have their helmets blessed at a Portuguese shrine (thestar.com) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted Monday at 12:17 Share Posted Monday at 12:17 8 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Loads of Portuguese get their helmets out for a bit of a bless. An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists have their helmets blessed at a Portuguese shrine (thestar.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted Monday at 12:18 Share Posted Monday at 12:18 9 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Loads of Portuguese get their helmets out for a bit of a bless. An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists have their helmets blessed at a Portuguese shrine (thestar.com) can they get their Choppers blessed as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted Monday at 12:27 Share Posted Monday at 12:27 (edited) 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: Been invited to apply for a job in the US. I'm not thinking of going for it, as I'm pretty well settled here and have family etc. But - the wife keeps wanting to revisit the discussion. I think she might be keen. But I am utterly uninformed as to what would be involved. For some context - the job is in New York, in Manhattan, and the starting salary is just over double what I am on now. If we moved, it would be me, the wife and my 14 year old daughter. Scott would stay here and live with my mum, and go to uni. Stay with us in the summers until he graduated. So, for the expats here - would the process of moving/paperwork/immigration/finding schools etc be a total ballache? Or worth looking into? I really am not thinking about it but the wife is asking questions. Your new work would probably do most of the leg work for you if they are hiring people from overseas as you imagine they have experience in getting all the paperwork done in that regards.Your salary would double but so would your living costs especially in the New York area,it's a pity a Peterhead fan that lives in between Philadelphia and New York no longer posts on here because he commutes into New York for his work but his experience would be slightly different as he went to college over there and married a local Forgot to mention if you go for it use Belfast and not London to get your visa done as the London embassy always has massive queues Edited Monday at 12:41 by doulikefish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted Monday at 12:39 Share Posted Monday at 12:39 11 minutes ago, doulikefish said: it's a pity a Peterhead fan that lives in between Philadelphia and New York no longer posts on here because he commutes into New York for his work but his experience would be slightly different as he went to college over there and married a local And turned into an alky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted Monday at 12:43 Share Posted Monday at 12:43 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: Been invited to apply for a job in the US. I'm not thinking of going for it, as I'm pretty well settled here and have family etc. But - the wife keeps wanting to revisit the discussion. I think she might be keen. But I am utterly uninformed as to what would be involved. For some context - the job is in New York, in Manhattan, and the starting salary is just over double what I am on now. If we moved, it would be me, the wife and my 14 year old daughter. Scott would stay here and live with my mum, and go to uni. Stay with us in the summers until he graduated. So, for the expats here - would the process of moving/paperwork/immigration/finding schools etc be a total ballache? Or worth looking into? I really am not thinking about it but the wife is asking questions. Don't forget you might be living under Trump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted Monday at 12:43 Share Posted Monday at 12:43 3 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: And turned into an alky. Our very own "train guy" on the twitter bevy thread 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted Monday at 12:51 Share Posted Monday at 12:51 1 hour ago, scottsdad said: This is a consideration. Bigger salary but I imagine most of this would be gobbled up in paying for somewhere to live. To be fair also, I was interviewed for a job in Washington back in 2006, made it to the final 2 but lost out. So I have been down this road before but it was ages ago, different city, and so on. It would. We're trying not to move to NYC at the moment, because it's either spend a fortune to live in a shoebox or spend half your life on trains. Not sure about the school district bit - in Chicago, it's just move into the catchment area for the school - but when we were looking at Hoboken, which would be the sweet spot for all those things - 3 bed apartments start at about $4k and they're half the size of our place in Chicago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted Monday at 13:12 Share Posted Monday at 13:12 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: This is a consideration. Bigger salary but I imagine most of this would be gobbled up in paying for somewhere to live. To be fair also, I was interviewed for a job in Washington back in 2006, made it to the final 2 but lost out. So I have been down this road before but it was ages ago, different city, and so on. If it's an L-1 visa you're going on, Mrs SD can get a work permit by pretty much default as well. All the screening's already been done with getting her the L-2, so it's just a case of making an appointment, turn up at whichever government building they tell you to, give them $400 (2013 prices, anyway) and you're in and out in five minutes. Permit should be thru in the post within a few weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted Monday at 17:19 Share Posted Monday at 17:19 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: Been invited to apply for a job in the US. I'm not thinking of going for it, as I'm pretty well settled here and have family etc. But - the wife keeps wanting to revisit the discussion. I think she might be keen. But I am utterly uninformed as to what would be involved. For some context - the job is in New York, in Manhattan, and the starting salary is just over double what I am on now. If we moved, it would be me, the wife and my 14 year old daughter. Scott would stay here and live with my mum, and go to uni. Stay with us in the summers until he graduated. So, for the expats here - would the process of moving/paperwork/immigration/finding schools etc be a total ballache? Or worth looking into? I really am not thinking about it but the wife is asking questions. 6 hours ago, scottsdad said: This is a consideration. Bigger salary but I imagine most of this would be gobbled up in paying for somewhere to live. To be fair also, I was interviewed for a job in Washington back in 2006, made it to the final 2 but lost out. So I have been down this road before but it was ages ago, different city, and so on. Huge consideration. Base cost of living in New York City is nearly twice Edinburgh, and that’s without considering Manhattan. Not a hope in hell for a reasonable cost accommodation in central New York, and schooling would almost certainly be Private $chool (called Public in the UK). There are a number of expat sites to search, and don’t forget healthcare costs. The coverage the hiring company provides is nothing like what you’re used to…and you’ll want to know what YOUR portion of the premium is too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted Monday at 17:30 Share Posted Monday at 17:30 Albania announces plan to create a Bektashi-run Vatican City-like microstate | Euronews Great. Another small European nation for Scotland to get an embarassing result against. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Hibee Posted yesterday at 12:06 Share Posted yesterday at 12:06 Found this old screenshot. Someone at The Scotsman had a rare sense of humour back in the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted yesterday at 12:14 Share Posted yesterday at 12:14 S Korean man who encased partner in cement arrested - BBC News @Melanius Mullarkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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