Reply With QuoteDefinitely do it, you can visit your friends/family, they can come stay etc. If you hate it then come home. There's chance you'll regret it if you go but that's fixable, you'll definitely regret it if you don't go and that isn't
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Council/public sector jobs tend to be uninspiring, given the very limited authority & responsibility the individual has compared with the private sector. Cumbria is beautiful - even the towns, there are golf clubs, you can play football. Re. family you're not the other side of the world. My kids are 100's miles away. Go for it.
Definitely do it, you can visit your friends/family, they can come stay etc. If you hate it then come home. There's chance you'll regret it if you go but that's fixable, you'll definitely regret it if you don't go and that isn't
This is excellent advice.Originally Posted by FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead
(I moved from Cardiff to London for work after my degree - something that I always wanted to try, and it worked out for me personally. That said, some of my friends tried it too and moved back. But at least they tried it and now know. There is nothing wrong with that)
You must be blown away to have such an opportunity.
Do it.
You may not be able to make such a move in future due to a relationship, children etc. - and as others have opined, you can always move back after giving it a whirl. It's great experience to move away from one's home environment. I moved abroad at 20 and I think I can say that it changed my life and broadened my mind.
Some good replies from people who have been in your position, I have done the same and am greatful I took the risk and opportunity's when I did.
Life and work are a ladder, you start at the bottom where it’s pretty safe and steady, but it gets boring, and your lifestyle will stay pretty poor unless you try and work your way up. You're ready for the next step and you'll need to keep moving up and stepping out of your comfort zone in the future, if you want a nice house and to provide for your future family.
What I like about your situation is that you’re moving from a boring job that anyone can do, to a skilled future proof job and the need for your role and experience is likely to grow significantly, whereas computers and robots will take over the majority of your existing work at some point in the not-too-distant future.
Once qualified the World is your Lobster and you can either come back to Wales or travel the World as your skills will be in demand, just do it and don't look back, you'll soon make new friends!
Grateful lol
Do it!!
Plusses:
£24k with free accommodation is a big payrise
£45k after 2 years is a very big payrise
It's a growing industry that should be here for a long time
It's something different, somewhere different.
Carlisle may not be Las Vegas, but it has a nightlife and people - Glasgow is also close enough and thats an amazing place.
Minuses:
You'll probably miss home, but you can always come back anyway
Whenever I have a 50/50 decision I use the “regret the things you did and not the things you failed to do” approach. I lived in Canada 20 years ago and have just moved back to the UK from the USA. Have made friends for life and had a blast too.
He is still single, and the sheep in Cumbria are beautiful.
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Alan I live a few doors from my friends and feeling more and more isolated as peoples lives change
Every situation is what you make of it and I would relish the chance to have my time over
Moved from Cardiff 1979 to London, got a job within two weeks. After nine years in London moved to Sweden.Got a job after 4 weeks.
Six weeks on the dole compared to you lot that spend a life time on it..Kidding
Go for it.
You only regret things you don’t do.
Gaining new experiences, and travelling is the best thing you can do.
Many yrs ago, when i was 20, i had the opportunity to move to Sth Africa, and work for my college lecturers brother, who had a successful building company there.
I had no ties at the time, and the prospect excited me. When it came to decision time though, i bottled it a bit, and didn’t go.
I’ve had a good life living and working in Cardiff, and have never regretted the decision. I’ve refused to think too much about it over the yrs, as i’ll never know now how it would have worked out, and it would be negative thinking.
What ever you decide, stick with it and don’t have any regrets. Good luck either way 👍
as people are giving life examples, here is mine
I was working as a carpenter for a builder in Barry, a top bloke, we got on well, he had a son a few years younger than me who was " training " to take over the day to day running of the company one day, the lad was also ok, I had always planned to work a little after I had done my HNC in building and go backpacking around the world, I worked for a few years and was ready to go ( it was no secret my plans, I was always honest with the boss ) when it was time for me to go, he was disappointed and said he " had hopes I would stay and forget the travelling plans " , I hadn't, so he then offered me a partnership in the building company, 33% of it if I stayed, of course this was very tempting, it really was, nice money, a decent job with decent blokes and a future in life, but the lure was huge to go backing packing, get out of the rave scene I was heavily into, drink loads of beer, meet girls and end up surfing the best breaks in Australia,
I bottled it, I went backpacking and did the irresponsible thing and didnt think about my future, honestly it was a blast, the best time of my life
I'd give it a go mate, I went to Canada to work for only 6 months and had plans to come back to Wales and go to uni afterwards. 6 months turned into 12 months, I came back for 2 years but had a huge urge to go back as I had another visa that was available to me.
So all in all I ended up in Canada for 3 years, met an awesome Australian girl, we've lived in Wales, NZ and now living in Melbourne. Bit of a crazy route to get here but it's an amazing place. We would like to move back to Wales for a few years at some point so the option is there.
Seems like you're worried about the distance but it's all subjective, to me Cumbria to Wales is like living down the road, distance is a huge problem for us but the world is growing smaller by the year and we are lucky we are able to visit (will be my third trip to Wales in less than 12 months in a few months time), Qantas are introducing direct flights from London to Melbourne/Sydney in a couple years so will shave another 10-20% of the travel time off.
As mentioned by others you can always just move back home, really no shame in that.
Lots of good advice throughout the thread, summarised as don’t regret it.
As someone that wanted to move to Aus but never could convince my wife, why would you want to come back
Just remembered I had previous to leaving home for work.
When I was 20 I travelled to Kuwait with my trade , did 2 weeks hated it and returned home.
Couple of months later an opportunity came up to work in Iraq , which I took . Loved it and earned massive money.
The point is , if you don't like it you can come home.
There are some great stories on here Chris , wondering what your thoughts are?
I would find out more about the free accommodation and where it is etc. My guess is that your Co. will operate out of Workington and its not the best of places IMV. Neither are Whitehaven or Barrow. Cockermouth is OK. Some great golf around there though especially Silloth. In your shoes I'd go for it but maybe negotiate on the accommodation location if poss.
I wish I had the opportunity to move when I was 27. I worked in a couple of different locations then moved abroad later and when I did haven’t regretted it for one minute. You’ll be surprised how many like minded people are making the same kind of decisions.
It will change your outlook on life completely even if you eventually decide it wasn’t for you.
Do.it. The only regret will be not doing it when you had the opportunity
Yeah, I know what you mean about finding yourself more and more isolated as time goes by.
I think someone already touched on it in this thread, that when you get into your thirties, people's lives change; they get married, kids, move away for work etc.
I used to worry about staying in touch with my friends. Then there grew a realisation that they were putting themselves and family first (naturally).
It was this that made my decision to up sticks and move away much easier.
The advice has been amazing, it was basically exactly what I needed to hear, and the same stuff I would tell someone if they had asked me the same question.
After reading all the replies I had fully committed to the role, which deep down I new I wanted.
What I did not mention in my post, was I posted it the day of my interview, while I was still up in Cumbria. The interview went really well, and I was confident. I posted the question on here, because everything was really fresh and I was overthinking a lot.
Unfortunately, I had an e-mail this morning, said all the rights things but that they regret to tell me I was unsuccessful.
To be honest, I am surprised and gutted, I genuinely believed it was nailed on due the feedback after my interview.
I believed the fact they were asking me about my living preferences and what allowances they would offer me, was a conversation you would only have after they are successful.
I think ultimately it came down to the fact the other candidates were living local, and did not require relocation.
Either way I am happy I went for it, and more determined to find other exciting opportunities for the future now.
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