I'm sorry - where is it a law to have natural light at the workplace?
I've had the misfortune of working in a windowless office space for too
long.
On Sunday, July 8, 2012, Patrick Salmon wrote:
> BTDT. Having moved from London to Paris to DC a while back I can attest
> that your greatest challenge is the reality of "two nations divided by a
> common language" and the myriad of cultural differences. Job wise, if
> you've got the skills (note: with 'skills' including interpersonal, and not
> just limited to technical) you'll be fine.
>
> It'll be your adventure, and I'd be the first to encourage you to go for
> it, but language and culture *will* bite you.
>
> Some examples: an English accent can be a liability. I'm now expert at
> spotting when someone to whom has gone into "that sounds really good" mode
> rather than listening to the critical (to them, usually) information. Sure,
> I've modified my accent a chunk but 18yrs on that one comes up regularly.
> Bet you're accustomed to working in office with windows and natural light?
> Well, it's the law there. Not so here. A high-paying wonderfully titled job
> could lead you to what you'd consider a broom cupboard.
> Or you could do like I did and tell the realtor you want a 3 bed house
> with a garden. Obvious enough, right? Wrong. We narrowly avoided
> homelessness by changing 'garden' to 'yard', but wouldn't have otherwise
> known.
>
> The list goes on.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Rankin, James R
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> > wrote:
>
>> On another totally OT note...there's some talk in our household about
>> moving to the US because my sister-in-law lives there (NY area). Just
>> wondering what the US IT jobs market is like at the moment (probably mainly
>> contract work) to see if it is worth us giving this some serious thought. I
>> am utterly disenchanted with the UK at the moment and would be glad to
>> relocate somewhere better before my kids get too old.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> JR
>>
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