Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Take it man, everything you describe sounds like you should except the part about knowing everyone at the job place, being hesistant due to that (depends on how much you value that, if the job is not improvement enough career wise, I would stay where I enjoy being). But all of what you said leads to you should take it.

In a similar sitaution, like my co-workers/inviroment (quite fun :D), close to home/friends, but job wise its pretty identical to what you describe, being given more responsbility without getting paid for it, no prospects (or there is, but one that would bore me to tears). Only job offers I got is from the same company, promotion, but it involves moving overseas, no thanks.
 

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L'autista
Administrator
Sep 23, 2003
84,916
James Randi. You're missing all the good ones, mudderfokker.
My best friend developed his skepticism chops in London and has since moved back here to lead a lot of local groups, discussions, and events. He hangs with the Amazing Randi whenever they get him out to Vegas for Skepticon and the drinking starts.
 

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L'autista
Administrator
Sep 23, 2003
84,916
Randi as in James Randi?
Yup. I just re-edited to put back the quote as my browser decided to lose its mind.

Apparently SkeptiCON requires several days in Vegas afterwards just to recover from all the drinking. At least that's what happens to him every time, and he's not exactly known as a :burke:
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,661
Knowing people is allways most efficient, but as Jay said, fairly routine online services/agencies. Interviews are a hoot, I interview once every other month new peeps, kinda funny how uptight/nervous some can be.
 

Raz

Senior Member
Nov 20, 2005
12,218
In India I think it's sitting in a dark room in a basement with bad lighting and a sweaty dude at a table covered with your 40 million rupees. ;)
I had a job offer in the streets of kathmandu from an indian jeweler to smuggle jewels to europe, he offered me 5000-10000 euro for one delivery :D Needless to say, i laughed out loud in my head when he made the offer.

No connections, no interview, no nothing. Guess when you're white and stupid you can get a job easy in that part of the world :D
 

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L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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I had a job offer in the streets of kathmandu from an indian jeweler to smuggle jewels to europe, he offered me 5000-10000 euro for one delivery :D Needless to say, i laughed out loud in my head when he made the offer.

No connections, no interview, no nothing. Guess when you're white and stupid you can get a job easy in that part of the world :D
Were you wearing your Hunter S Thompson costume at the time?
 

Ford Prefect

Senior Member
May 28, 2009
10,557
Take it man, everything you describe sounds like you should except the part about knowing everyone at the job place, being hesistant due to that (depends on how much you value that, if the job is not improvement enough career wise, I would stay where I enjoy being). But all of what you said leads to you should take it.

In a similar sitaution, like my co-workers/inviroment (quite fun :D), close to home/friends, but job wise its pretty identical to what you describe, being given more responsbility without getting paid for it, no prospects (or there is, but one that would bore me to tears). Only job offers I got is from the same company, promotion, but it involves moving overseas, no thanks.
:agree:, I spoke to some of my colleagues today and they all said the same, going to hand in my notice tomorrow and accept the new job :weee:

Just curious, how does searching for a new job work where you guys live?
I search online, theres loads of specific job sites here. I found this job on a university jobs website, but i also look on charity jobs and comms jobs etc. signing up for newslists is helpful - I specified locations, pay levels etc. so the right jobs came my way.
 

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