First of all a bit of background info.
I'm 20, from Northern Ireland but 18 months ago moved to England to take a job. The first 15 months or so involved living in Bournemouth where I did my training after which I was posted to my unit which is just up the road from Heathrow. While I was living in Bournemouth I was sharing a house with one of my colleagues and a couple or trainee pilots. When I moved to where I am now I thought it would be nice to have my own place so rented a house by myself.
Now, the problem. I love my job. The job satisfaction is second to none, the salary is good, my colleagues are great, the perks are great and I get a lot of time off. I feel extremely privileged to be doing what I do. I'm 20, I have 3 crap A-levels to my name and I'm earning a very decent living, something I didn't imagine would happen so quickly.
The only problem is that I'm lonely where I am. I work for 6 days then have 4 days off and I'm now at the point where I dread my days off. I live by myself which is great sometimes but being alone for up to 4 days at a time is really getting me down. The only proper friends I have in England live in central London and I really only get to see them once, maybe twice a month. I don't mean to offend anyone by what I'm about to say but compared to people in Ireland, in general, people down here aren't as friendly. I find a lot more people to be ignorant, arrogant and in general unapproachable. There are some really decent people but they seem to be few and far between.
It's not like I don't try either. I go out as often as I can afford to try to meet new people but I find it really hard over here which is strange as I found it one of the easiest things to do in Ireland.
So, I'm in a dilema. I don't know whether to give my current situation a bit more time to see how it pans out or do I scrap it all and move back to Ireland.
I want to stay but I cannot stress how much I hate sitting around this house by myself. I'll probably never get the opportunity to do a job I enjoy as much as I do now or one that pays as well as it does so it seems a damn waste to throw the towel in after 18 months of hard training to get where I am. But, then again, I can't imagine sitting here bored out of my skull for the next 2 years (when my unit is moving down to Southampton).
I suppose I just needed to get that off my chest but I'd like to hear your opinions on the matter, maybe someone with a clearer mind can steer me in the right direction.
Thanks
I'm 20, from Northern Ireland but 18 months ago moved to England to take a job. The first 15 months or so involved living in Bournemouth where I did my training after which I was posted to my unit which is just up the road from Heathrow. While I was living in Bournemouth I was sharing a house with one of my colleagues and a couple or trainee pilots. When I moved to where I am now I thought it would be nice to have my own place so rented a house by myself.
Now, the problem. I love my job. The job satisfaction is second to none, the salary is good, my colleagues are great, the perks are great and I get a lot of time off. I feel extremely privileged to be doing what I do. I'm 20, I have 3 crap A-levels to my name and I'm earning a very decent living, something I didn't imagine would happen so quickly.
The only problem is that I'm lonely where I am. I work for 6 days then have 4 days off and I'm now at the point where I dread my days off. I live by myself which is great sometimes but being alone for up to 4 days at a time is really getting me down. The only proper friends I have in England live in central London and I really only get to see them once, maybe twice a month. I don't mean to offend anyone by what I'm about to say but compared to people in Ireland, in general, people down here aren't as friendly. I find a lot more people to be ignorant, arrogant and in general unapproachable. There are some really decent people but they seem to be few and far between.
It's not like I don't try either. I go out as often as I can afford to try to meet new people but I find it really hard over here which is strange as I found it one of the easiest things to do in Ireland.
So, I'm in a dilema. I don't know whether to give my current situation a bit more time to see how it pans out or do I scrap it all and move back to Ireland.
I want to stay but I cannot stress how much I hate sitting around this house by myself. I'll probably never get the opportunity to do a job I enjoy as much as I do now or one that pays as well as it does so it seems a damn waste to throw the towel in after 18 months of hard training to get where I am. But, then again, I can't imagine sitting here bored out of my skull for the next 2 years (when my unit is moving down to Southampton).
I suppose I just needed to get that off my chest but I'd like to hear your opinions on the matter, maybe someone with a clearer mind can steer me in the right direction.
Thanks
