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Wight Portal
Joined: 17 Sep 2009
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Location: Carisbrooke
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Most Islanders can only dream about struggling on £50k a year, or even half that.
If anyone moving here is after earning that amount, you need to either blag your way into a top position on the Council, have something unique that the Island can't do without, or take a gamble and work for the big employers like BAE and GKN.
Both of those employers are good payers if you've the skills they need, but are also at the whim of defence budgets from Governments. |
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| Posted: 03-10-2011, 22:13 Post subject: Sponsored links |
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Batfloke
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
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| Posted: 10-10-2011, 22:21 Post subject: |
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Hi Sparkie,
Read through the whole of this post again tonight. Not great reading and certainly made my wife & I concentratre on doing things right. We fell in love with the place just as you did and now know where we're meant to be.
We're looking to move to the island next year so we're getting everything straight here first. Not risking anything making us leave once we get there. We live in W. London and if the wind blows 1 way you get the strong smell of aviation fuel and if it blows the other you smell the factories. Great.
As a self-employed landscape gardener I think it would be a bit easier for me as I have all my own tools and can start up anew on the island. Maybe while you're getting ready for your return (and I do believe you will) it might be an idea to invest in some more tools so when you come back you could go it alone. Not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, but I am a big advocate of self-employment. If you've got the skills and the determination it works out well. Scary sometimes when you start but if there's no work in 1 specific area, you could cover yourself wih something else. In the summer I'm overwhelmed with work but in the winter I fall back on tree surgery, garden construction jobs, house painting, small construction jobs etc. - that stuff usually comes from existing customers though. I'm not sure how it would work in your industry but you get what I mean.
Besides, when you're self-employed you have the impetus (spelling?) to make people happy and build. Not only that, when you move so do your old customers so I guess once we move there'll be even more to drive me on.
I was so happy reading your first posts but when you had to go I felt so bad for you cos I know how you must feel. Still, you're one of the few who did something about their life and I'm sure having tried it you'll be more determined and back before you know it.
Good luck mate,
Justin |
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Wight Portal
Joined: 17 Sep 2009
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Location: Carisbrooke
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| Posted: 11-10-2011, 08:29 Post subject: |
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Batfloke, that is the only attitude that will get you what you want.
Best of luck. |
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sparkie1984
Joined: 06 Oct 2010
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| Posted: 11-10-2011, 18:08 Post subject: |
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| Batfloke wrote: | Hi Sparkie,
Read through the whole of this post again tonight. Not great reading and certainly made my wife & I concentratre on doing things right. We fell in love with the place just as you did and now know where we're meant to be.
We're looking to move to the island next year so we're getting everything straight here first. Not risking anything making us leave once we get there. We live in W. London and if the wind blows 1 way you get the strong smell of aviation fuel and if it blows the other you smell the factories. Great.
As a self-employed landscape gardener I think it would be a bit easier for me as I have all my own tools and can start up anew on the island. Maybe while you're getting ready for your return (and I do believe you will) it might be an idea to invest in some more tools so when you come back you could go it alone. Not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, but I am a big advocate of self-employment. If you've got the skills and the determination it works out well. Scary sometimes when you start but if there's no work in 1 specific area, you could cover yourself wih something else. In the summer I'm overwhelmed with work but in the winter I fall back on tree surgery, garden construction jobs, house painting, small construction jobs etc. - that stuff usually comes from existing customers though. I'm not sure how it would work in your industry but you get what I mean.
Besides, when you're self-employed you have the impetus (spelling?) to make people happy and build. Not only that, when you move so do your old customers so I guess once we move there'll be even more to drive me on.
I was so happy reading your first posts but when you had to go I felt so bad for you cos I know how you must feel. Still, you're one of the few who did something about their life and I'm sure having tried it you'll be more determined and back before you know it.
Good luck mate,
Justin |
Hi Justin,
Thanks for your post. I agree with what you say regarding self employed. The problem for me was the costs of getting established, needing a van, insurances, my testing certs, testers, nic membership etc I just couldn't afford it.
The other thing that concerned me is that there are so many sparks on the island. That's not to say I couldn't be successful, as wight portal has said on here if you are a good price and reliable you'll get custom.
I guess it's having it all in place to be able to just make the jump and the money to support you while you get on your feet. |
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