September

Darryl · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject:

This is my 2nd birthday on this forum so I may have kicked the bucket this time next year. We hamsters are not known for our longevity Crying or Very sad

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d6841 · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject:

you've been a Hamster for a while now.....That will teach you to get bored on a friday night mutley

Have a good one... you deserve it after all your hard work. Party!?!?!

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D6841
You know your Scottish when you know what haggis is made with, but you still enjoy it.

43019 · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

Darryl wrote:

Hooray, it's my birthday again! A trip out with the camera for some 66 action is in order tomorrow I feel.

Happy Birthday Darryl!

Hope you're enjoying a nice relaxing day after the hard work of your course. Do let us know what you end up doing!

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Julian

RIP Stan Martin and 43019, you shall not be forgotten.

Darryl · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

Cheers guys! Given that my degree finished last Monday and my b'day is today (sunday) the 'celebrations' have sort of become scattered throughout the next week or so. Going out for a meal on Thursday next week and meeting a friend in London next Friday. All in all been a very nice enjoyable weekend. Job hunting begins on Monday though. Could take some time....

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43019 · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject:

What sort of job you after, out of curiousity?

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Julian

RIP Stan Martin and 43019, you shall not be forgotten.

Darryl · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

43019 wrote:

What sort of job you after, out of curiousity?

I'm thinking mathematics and economics / finance - anything from stockbroking to investment analyst, actuary, data analyst. It's where the 'proper' salaries are!

That said, I'm also toying with the idea of a PhD in maths or physics starting this time next year. Possibly even at the Max Planck Institute in Germany - I used to live on the continent and wouldn't mind going back again. I only have until the end of this year to make up my mind.

Decisions, decisions....

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43019 · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject:

Can't help you there I'm afraid!

Sounds like you know what you want to do, which is good news.

If you've already been on the continent for work, it may be an idea to return there. Not that we don't love having you over here ( Wink

) but I'd say the opportunities for university leavers over here these days are limited and hard-fought for. Obviously it's a very personal decision.

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Julian

RIP Stan Martin and 43019, you shall not be forgotten.

Darryl · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

I used to live in Holland and Germany when I was a kid but never worked over there. I'm only too aware of the difference in the quality of life and the cost of living. In fact, if only there was a way of taking all 450 odd sheds from this country and planting them firmly in Germany I'd be over there in a second! (You think I'm joking, don't you...?)

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dogboxdriver · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

Darryl wrote:

I used to live in Holland and Germany when I was a kid but never worked over there. I'm only too aware of the difference in the quality of life and the cost of living. In fact, if only there was a way of taking all 450 odd sheds from this country and planting them firmly in Germany I'd be over there in a second! (You think I'm joking, don't you...?)

Go and get a job with HGK (Hafen- und Guterverkehr Köln), then. They've got sheds aplenty....

There's more to life than money, anyway. As long as you've enough to be nice and comfortable (which means about 30-40k/year here in the UK), anything more just involves too much stress.

Strikes me that nowadays (starting from ground level, rather than for inherited wealth) you can be rich or you can be happy. The two seem to be mutually incompatible