Don't be taking away our fluorescent caves! Well, in reality, if I stand up and squint I can see windows from where I sit.
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Harry Singh <hbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <kz2...@googlemail.com>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 >>> >>> ---Blackberried >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
