Relocating to Oz through work,

[Oddsocks]

As above with regards to family. I worked in the Czech Republic for a year and it was pretty tough only getting back every 6 weeks or so but that depends on how well you get on with your family.

Another aspect is money. Make sure you have enough to live comfortably and have plenty of "treats" as if things are marginally tight then it won't be long until the arguments start (been there ). Just don't come across as mercenary...

After all that the worst that happens is you go out there and hate it. You can always come back pretty easily.

I've kinda said that I need to be ensured a better lifestyle if I'm going, I'm taking the most important person with me which is the main thing, at first my package would need to support us both but I'm under no illusion that once there my partners wage would actually be greater than mine,

My theory is providing the package I'm offered is enough to get us out there with a standard of life tat we are used to with a joint income here in the uk, once she has found employment we should effectively have a nicer more comfortable lifestyle than we do here,

 

[arnieboy]

It sounds like a great opportunity especially as you don't have children yet. What a terrific place to start a family. I had the opportunity to emigrate many years ago but basically bottled out of it, I sometimes wonder.......

 

[In_The_Rough]

Melbourne has got the more temperature climate out of those. In the winter it can get quite chilly there and on very rare occasions snow has fallen. Queensland is very hot and humid in parts so be careful if you go there. I went up to Cairns and it was so humid it was unreal clothes were stuck to you. Melbourne would be my choice if it were me. Massive city spread out across a vast area and a huge ex pat community there and the famous sand belt stretch of courses which are out of a few in the states IMO the best around. Make sure your wages are good as it is super expensive there now. We moan about price of things here but!!

 

[chrisd]

I'm taking the most important person with me which is the main thing,

I havnt said yes yet!

 

[Oddsocks]

Melbourne has got the more temperature climate out of those. In the winter it can get quite chilly there and on very rare occasions snow has fallen. Queensland is very hot and humid in parts so be careful if you go there. I went up to Cairns and it was so humid it was unreal clothes were stuck to you. Melbourne would be my choice if it were me. Massive city spread out across a vast area and a huge ex pat community there and the famous sand belt stretch of courses which are out of a few in the states IMO the best around. Make sure your wages are good as it is super expensive there now. We moan about price of things here but!!

See pm.

 

[In_The_Rough]

See pm.

Will do. Not had owt yet though

 

[LanDog]

My friend's older brother moved to Oz in the summer, they love it. The one warning they gave was that it's difficult to manage your time and money there because it feels like a holiday for a lot of the time!

If you do go, I'm sure you'll have a great time, best of luck. Get the FG62s before you go though!

 

[In_The_Rough]

See pm.

Pm sent back to you

 

[SocketRocket]

I have a great number of relatives around Perth and they have a very nice life style but have to work very hard for it. Oz is great as long as you go there with the view of committing and becoming one of them, they dont like whinging Poms

The country is doing very well and the cost of living is quite high right now but if you get the right job and can get onto the property market then you should have a great life.

 

[Oddsocks]

Whining would only be on the days I need a jumper when hacking.

On a serious note the company are recruiting from the uk as past history shows people in the uk are quite career driven which is seems a a quality that some ozzy's don't have, maybe too much surfing

Regarding hard work to settle in that's not something I'm afraid of, as it stand half way through out financial year I'm almost 40% clear of the second place account manager in our region which is made up of around 40 branches, and currently 13th in the country from over 500 account managers, them numbers don't come from being last in and first out

 

[3offTheTee]

we are in Sydney now having a son who has been here for 7 years. He has worked for a few major Banks and it is pretty cut throat. Housing in Sydney is really expensive and th $ against the £ fluctuates widely with almost 20% in our favour over 12 months.

Queensland is probably too humid and Perth extremely dry and isolated. There is a 3 hour time difference between E and W. Sydney or Melbourne would be my choice. Apart from New Zealand and perhaps some of The Islands eg Fiji /Tonga there are not many places

to visit unlike the UK where you have the whole of Europe within 2/3 hours.

How do your parents' feel and will they be able to visit you? What are the options if you do not settle? negative I know but realistic.

 

[Oddsocks]

This hasn't been discussed in great detail with parents as it's still early stages, but they would visit,

With regards to if it doesn't work, that is also one of my questions , I know I have done enough in the uk to walk back into my current role or higher with the company I'm with and maybe most of our market competitors.

The thing is in principle I'm not leaving for another company so they will /should be no sour grapes, I'm working effectively for the same man, it's the the currency I'm paid in that's different.

 

[Sharktooth]

Big tax in Oz man and housing prices through the roof. However compare the weather and social climate to UK it's probably worth the move. Going there next week for a short job.

 

[SocketRocket]

Whining would only be on the days I need a jumper when hacking.

On a serious note the company are recruiting from the uk as past history shows people in the uk are quite career driven which is seems a a quality that some ozzy's don't have, maybe too much surfing

Regarding hard work to settle in that's not something I'm afraid of, as it stand half way through out financial year I'm almost 40% clear of the second place account manager in our region which is made up of around 40 branches, and currently 13th in the country from over 500 account managers, them numbers don't come from being last in and first out

OS, I wasn't suggesting you were not hard working. I was referring to what Oz wants from people.

 

[Rooter]

Two friends of mine moved to OZ in September. They came back for Xmas, but love it out there.

My two friends came back for xmas and they went in Jan last year, he loves it, she hates it and wants to come home... I think she is winning the fight and expect to see them back by the summer.

Biggest thing for her is being away from her family...

 

[Doh]

Big tax in Oz man and housing prices through the roof. However compare the weather and social climate to UK it's probably worth the move. Going there next week for a short job.

That's true, and the cost of food and living in general is higher than here, but salaries are higher out there to compensate.
You need to be asking your company what happens if things don't work out for you, you don't want to be left high and dry, that would worry me. I have a friend who has been out there for a long holiday who would move in an instant given the right circumstances, they just love the place.

 

[Sharktooth]

What kind of job, approximate salary and where will you be based? Personally I wouldnt relocate there for less than AUD360,000/year

 

[MegaSteve]

Might be worthwhile trying to watch a couple of episodes of the BBC's 'Wanted down under'...

May give you an insight to how others, considering the move, are weighing up the pro's and con's....

M-in-L lives in Maroubra [Sydney]... Just about the right distance apart for both of us!

 

[Foxholer]

We/I came the other way - from NZ - but knew a lot of Poms who had made the move. Some were successful, others not and the mob I worked for (Computing side of Government) worked out the type of folk that seemed to fit best.

I believe it's an opportunity not to be missed, but there are pitfalls as well as benefits. Family/friends are a long way away and at least one of you WILL get homesick. Budget for a trip back and re-assess after 15 months +/- 3 months. It's amazing how the bad things of 'back home' (compared to the new place) get forgotten, while the 'great things' stay in your mind.

I'd suggest Melbourne rather than Queensland area as Queensland is relatively remote even in Aus! Weather and local wildlife would be much more of a shock too - though current 42* is pretty normal in Melbourne during Aussie Open - experienced that 2 years in a row.

Can't really comment on the economics, but you seem confident that there will be a benefit. I actually believe that Aus economy will improve, in the short-medium term, in comparison to the UK one. The exchange rate has changed markedly in the last year or so - and probably will continue to do so!

All the best either way, but I'd grab the chance!

 

[full_throttle]

don't think about what your leaving behind, if you do you'll have a bad day in the office and regret the move.

i'd be asking about salary and relocation costs, factor in the cost of living and two return flights a year then try and work out if your standard of living would improve or be the same.

for me i'd be off on the next plane if i had the chance, although convincing the other half would be a bigger issue.