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by Swinx43 9y ago
That is a common misconception due to tax law changes in recent years. It used to be the case that a UK contractor paying themselves through this structure was significantly better off due to the large amount of dividend tax credits that we
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by Swinx43 9y ago
It is honestly a really tough point to argue with people. It becomes even worse when the person you are arguing with is in the fortunate position of having a good income and no current true worries. I used to be one of those people that bel
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by Swinx43 9y ago
While I appreciate the sentiment it is time to start taking a more global look at these antics of companies. I run my own company in the UK and I know for a fact that apple makes a massive amount of money selling in this country. Now as a s
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by Swinx43 9y ago
One needs to remember that there are many more factors at play. Sometimes the only place you can afford a decent size family home will be in an area with lower wages. Hence it can make economical sense to have to take a higher paying job th
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by Swinx43 9y ago
These are points that I have found to be true as well. In many organisations where remote work is not allowed I found there to be generally worse communication, masked by meetings that achieve very little other than giving people a false se
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Absolutely love it!
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Sorry about that. I have added it. Feel free to send me an email and I will get in touch asap.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
I get what you are saying. There are plenty of sub par contractors out there. Unfortunately there are just as many sub par permanent employees and consulting firms. I have seen terrible disasters developed by every single sort of person. Th
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by Swinx43 9y ago
I would be happy to give some assistance and guidance if you would like. Get in touch with me, my email is in my profile.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
I agree with your assessment of being a contractor in the UK. I work as an IT contractor in the UK as well and have been a permanent employee before that. Permanent members of staff seldom get the same money as skilled contractors and have
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by Swinx43 9y ago
This! A million times this! We seem exceptionally good at marginalising those in society that need normality the most. It boggles the mind that in the year 2017 we seem to still not be able to strike a balance between our humanity and profi
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Bitcoin payments pilot at South African national retailer(techcentral.co.za)
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Sorry but those are definitely not what counts as nice areas in London. I also doubt you would find something for £600 in some of those areas today.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Fantastic, thank you very much for replying. It is true that Berlin is much better than London at that salary range. The average London tech job really doesn't pay enough to have as nice a life in London as you can have in Berlin for t
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by Swinx43 9y ago
I am really liking contracting. It is just a different way of working compared to permanent but I prefer it. I am ex consulting so like the ability to have new projects / clients on a 3 to 6 month basis. It also allows for a lot of fre
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Same here. I would love to find those remote gigs at that price. I am contracting in London in the data space and would jump at the opportunity to work remotely for that amount. There definitely is a very real salary ceiling in the tech wor
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Just out of interest where do you find a decent apartment in London to rent for £600 or to buy at a mortgage repayment that low? From my experience that is definitely not possible.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Healthcare is definitely not "free" in Germany. In fact it is quite high compared to the UK. If you are a freelancer in Germany you will have a relatively large upfront cost compared to say freelancing in the UK. Bring on top of t
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Yes London is definitely off the table due to exactly that reason.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
That is exactly why I am asking. When I investigated Berlin I was rather surprised by how low the wages are.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Out of interest which European tech hub did you move to? Berlin? I am currently looking at making a move and would love to hear some first hand experience of the tech hubs in Europe that people have moved to.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
For immigration purposes you will definitely need to do an English language test. A lot of these tests, language and otherwise, are actually done at private companies. As long as they are accredited with the government they can administer i
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by Swinx43 9y ago
It might be worth mentioning what some of those issues are, otherwise it just sounds like FUD.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
While I appreciate your view of simply brushing it off I would really hope that someone would pay me the common courtesy of letting me know when people are spoofing or spamming from a domain I own.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Thank you very much for that information. I was wondering what one can do if the email address is actually spoofed and not coming from the domain it seems to.
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Thank you very much for the information.
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Ask HN: How best to report phishing emails to a domain holder?
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Thank you very much. I will definitely check it out.
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Ask HN: BI / Data Warehouse / Analytics Opportunities in Berlin?
1 points by Swinx43 9y ago|2 comments
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by Swinx43 9y ago
Thank you very much for the help. This is a great help. I really like those changes you suggest and I will make those amendments.

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