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Like I used to commute in from loving Reading and that was still only an hour door to door. Being anywhere on the tube network is like a guaranteed 45 minute commute max.
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what is this tube you speak off some form of transportation for the masses? lol I bet you're going to say it's run by a public entity next
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Oct 1, 2017 20:22
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FrozenVent posted:what is this tube you speak off It's like the NYC Subway but faster and better and with less tramps on the platform.
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Oct 1, 2017 20:23
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The only downside of the tube is the unions go on strike whenever some train driver gets fired for soiling himself at the wheel.
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Oct 1, 2017 20:25
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qhat posted:The only downside of the tube is the unions go on strike whenever some train driver gets fired for brushing his teeth
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Oct 1, 2017 20:49
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FrozenVent posted:what is this tube you speak off it's a series of unventilated stairs loosely connected by bomb shelters.
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Oct 1, 2017 20:55
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The Management posted:it's a series of unventilated stairs loosely connected by bomb shelters. actually it's a metaphor for the internet
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Oct 1, 2017 21:31
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I mean 25 miles might seem like a long commute to people in NA, but like public transport is actually a thing in the UK.
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qhat posted:I mean 25 miles might seem like a long commute to people in NA, but like public transport is actually a thing in the UK. public transport is a thing in Chicago too and gently caress 25 miles. my commute is 4. I did a 30 mile commute on public transit in Chicago and fuuuuuuck that. it's even legal to drink on the train and no thanks.
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Oct 2, 2017 00:55
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My dad used to do a 30+ mile commute from the far northwest suburbs to downtown daily on Metra, it was fine. Gave him a chance to read the paper and if you sit in the same place every day, you wind up part of a group of friends from all walks of life that'll last years.
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Oct 2, 2017 02:34
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minivanmegafun posted:public transport is a thing in Chicago too and gently caress 25 miles. my commute is 4. 25 miles is 40 minutes on the tube.
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Oct 2, 2017 05:14
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qhat posted:25 miles is 40 minutes on the tube. 15 miles is 45 minutes in the bay area
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Oct 2, 2017 05:59
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London has canalboats, those always seemed cozy.
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Oct 2, 2017 06:06
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CrazyLittle posted:15 miles is 45 minutes in the bay area and about 2 mil
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Oct 2, 2017 06:09
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eschaton posted:My dad used to do a 30+ mile commute from the far northwest suburbs to downtown daily on Metra, it was fine. Gave him a chance to read the paper and if you sit in the same place every day, you wind up part of a group of friends from all walks of life that'll last years. Alas, talking is illegal on the Tube.
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Oct 2, 2017 12:44
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Doom Mathematic posted:Alas, talking is illegal on the Tube. Not all talking. You're allowed to apologise as long as you don't make eye contact.
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Oct 2, 2017 12:54
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gonadic io posted:Not all talking. You're allowed to apologise as long as you don't make eye contact. Funny, people used to apologise for walking past me. Lol.
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Oct 2, 2017 15:16
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qhat posted:Funny, people used to apologise for walking past me. Lol. you were in their way
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Oct 2, 2017 15:22
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gonadic io posted:you were in their way You're always in someone's way on the tube.
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Oct 2, 2017 15:57
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qhat posted:25 miles is 40 minutes on the tube. well the bay area is pretty "affordable" if you want to live 25 miles from work (it won't be 40 minutes!)
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Oct 2, 2017 16:14
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minivanmegafun posted:public transport is a thing in Chicago too and gently caress 25 miles. my commute is 4. I genuinely miss Metra in some ways. Back when I lived in the west burbs it's was 40 min local or 25 min express, if memory serves, and being able to have a pretzel and beer on the train on the way home kicked rear end. Less nice was being one of the last on the train and having to sit in the stairwell for the first few stops. Taking the L on red line was definitely interesting in it's own ways. I counted six separate bars in the Adam St depot alone to give you an idea of how much drinking on the train is part of the culture there.
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How dumb of an idea is it to leave my boring and micromanaged but decently-paid job for a likely lesser-paying one that gives me way more control over my work and the company's product? The current job makes a frivolous product (iot toys for rich people), the new job's product is potentially more useful (agricultural tech, but it's a startup) I am planning to go to grad school in a year anyway, so that limits the damages somewhat if the new ag tech job turns out to be a poo poo decision It's way too easy for me to just coast with my current job but I'm pretty unfulfilled by it and have thought about leaving for over a year
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Oct 2, 2017 19:41
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time to leave
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meatpotato posted:How dumb of an idea is it to leave my boring and micromanaged but decently-paid job for a likely lesser-paying one that gives me way more control over my work and the company's product? if the idiot startup can't or won't pay you what you already earn, that should be a red flag
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Notorious b.s.d. posted:if the idiot startup can't or won't pay you what you already earn, that should be a red flag I'm sure they can offer him equity to make it up 
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Thanks Ants posted:uxbridge is a loving dump There were that many bombs dropped they just renamed it?
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meatpotato posted:How dumb of an idea is it to leave my boring and micromanaged but decently-paid job for a likely lesser-paying one that gives me way more control over my work and the company's product? startups pay with equity. you're not going to be around long enough to collect on that (it's worthless anyway). if the job is interesting and you will learn something and advance in your career, go for it. go find interesting work while you're young and become an expert in it so you can keep working in that field instead of being well established somewhere that sucks
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The Management posted:startups pay with equity. you're not going to be around long enough to collect on that (it's worthless anyway). if the job is interesting and you will learn something and advance in your career, go for it. go find interesting work while you're young and become an expert in it so you can keep working in that field instead of being well established somewhere that sucks This. I almost pigeonholed myself into being a WordPress developer.  Go find interesting stuff to do.
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qhat posted:http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION%5E85302&minBedrooms=2&maxPrice=400000&sortType=1 i had a mate from woodford/chingford and he called it hoodford and had stories of getting chased around estates also i think he knew IDS but that's a different story anyway don't live in London, it's poo poo i earn like 1/3rd less in NL than my mate in London and I have a 2 bed flat to myself, he lives with 2-3 roomates i have a 15 min commute by bike, same by metro if its raining; he has to get 2 buses and is always complaining about missing them oh and don't get me started on poo poo pubs with poo poo beer for poo poo prices gently caress london
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sister lives in london and it rules for her since she's on new york law salary. i don't think she's coming back as long as they'll have her. basically dont get paid poo poo and you're probably ok, just like new york. otherwise just move to dublin. Diva Cupcake fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Oct 3, 2017 |
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Oct 3, 2017 15:08
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it's a lot easier not to get paid poo poo in new york than it is to not get paid poo poo in london
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Mr SuperAwesome posted:oh and don't get me started on poo poo pubs with poo poo beer for poo poo prices
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Oct 3, 2017 15:46
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its not just london, its the whole country everyone drinks lovely carling/carlsberg/etc as opposed to local bitters, which aren't.. that great but are passable (and other styles but mostly bitters) tbh kronenburg/stella/peroni are the upmarket slightly-not-piss ones and if you're paying £4 for a pint in London you're doing alright
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Oct 3, 2017 15:58
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Diva Cupcake posted:basically dont get paid poo poo bingo bongo so simple
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I can already see next round of interviews being awful, and its still at least half a year out. I am currently grossly overpaid for a really nice job, so I will likely end up having to take a pay cut to work less interesting job
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MrMoo posted:JP Morgan Chase is a big employer in Glasgow, and I actually have an active contractor badge with them in NYC. Banks tend not to like WFH and are overly bureaucratic for employees but pretty good for contractors making a mess of things. I've never worked in a formal development environment until a recent few months at an FX trading shop, I'm usually the only developer in larger teams with others working on the financial or business side. I've used your resume as a basis for small projects to start working on, as they contain a bunch of stuff I have had experience in supporting/patching but not making on my own. I'm not particularly interested in finance but some of the underlying tech is very interesting and fun. Thanks.
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Doc Hawkins posted:London has canalboats, those always seemed cozy. cozy, but you need a mooring or be prepared to move often and occasionally outside London proper and there's more boats than ever.
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All Too Much For Me posted:cozy, but you need a mooring or be prepared to move often and occasionally outside London proper Mountain View has these but they are beat-up old RVs. apparently some people figured out that instead of buying a $2 million house you can buy a piece of poo poo RV to sleep in and take showers and eat at work. and they are multiplying rapidly.
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Diva Cupcake posted:sister lives in london and it rules for her since she's on new york law salary. i don't think she's coming back as long as they'll have her. So what you're saying is London is good to live in if you're in the top 1% of salaries like your sister ? jre fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Oct 3, 2017 |
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yes exactly. im tossing out pearls of knowledge here.
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