Did you find a job there before or after you moved?
Im seriously considering leaving the UK as well, to any country in the EU really, but have 0 clue how to find an English speaking job abroad, especially if can't speak the local language!
it's all downhill from here...?
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Im seriously considering leaving the UK as well, to any country in the EU really, but have 0 clue how to find an English speaking job abroad, especially if can't speak the local language!
I found a job before I left. Funnily enough it was through here
A member posted in the job section, we talked and 6 weeks later I was there.I have had a few jobs since then and I still cant speak any of the local languages but I find all my jobs through LinkedIn.
Contract roles at least lets you jump around a bit without damage to the CV and you've had one good workplace right?
So maybe do some 6-month contracts and in the next couple of years perhaps you find another employer/team you like and in the meantime, as a contractor, you're not really as invested in any office politics or other shenanigans - you're not competing for promotions with the salaried people, you're just there to get **** done and get paid.
Lastly, maybe try something like toastmasters - maybe there are some in-person social skills you can improve that could help a bit, it's not too late to make a few changes and perhaps that will both help in your personal life and with coping better in some work environments.
Caporegime
Have you thought of training into something else. Maybe even taking equity out of your house to help pay for it? You have done well to get yourself financially stable so you can in theory now go and do whatever you want?
I am in a very similar position to yourself. I had a really comfortable job and whilst I didn't enjoy it the team and people I worked with were fantastic so that is where I got the job satisfaction from. I worked there 13 years and most of us had 10+ years experience and it worked well. Come 2019 next thing you know we lost a major contract of over 20 years and the place is closed down by the end of 2020. Jumped around for a few years but hated the majority of my work colleagues who were all out of their depth compared to what I was used too and the mess most of the places I was in. The industry I was in the good jobs were dead mans shoes so every job I landed had extremely high staff turnover because you jumped straight into a war zone. It was depressing.
I retrained as a lorry driver as I just needed a exit and have actually been loving the job ever since. What I do not love is underappreciation by the vast majority of people and the pay for what is quite frankly a dangerous job with long hours. What it has done is opened my eyes to what is available and how quickly you can change your career if you want to.
I am in a similar position to yourself in my life too. 38 years old and my mortgage is basically paid off. I am in the process of getting myself ready to embark on training for something similar to lorry driving but on a much larger scale
. I have my initial medical booked for the 1st August and if I pass that then I will be taking equity out of my house as I will need 60k for training but in 2-3 years time I will be doing a dream job that will have the salary and respect to go with it.If you can find something to retrain in that will allow you to be closer to your mother and do something you will actually enjoy then just go for it.
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Caporegime
That is the plan but it will all be down to my medical. I am fit but you never know. When I had my medical for my HGV everything was fine although they test you more thorough for flight.