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[iwanman]

OK, I did promise a catchup in the next entry, but that isn't going to happen. So like Microsoft, I'm just going to push the expected date forward and forward until I say "It will happen at some point in the future that isn't now

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[emmavescence]

Oh, that sounds like you're doing brilliantly, well done! Teaching assistant, interviews... sounds like it's all coming together :)

And wow, £11k... that's just... unspeakably insulting.

I can talk to you about the cost of living in London, and salaries at least in my bit of IT

[iwanman]

Excellent, excellent, thank you. This is of enormous help. This gives me real and detailed information that will be of incalculable value to me when making these sorts of decisions about what is or is not viable. I'm really grateful

[minny]

Wow you seem in a much more "sorted" position than when you were writing in here before you took the decision to go back to uni.

At least if you go to London there'll be ample opportunity to explore your interests in Japan/Japanese culture (I imagine more than north Wales, at least).

I don't have a lot of HR-type experience to pass on but my salary is much more than what I started on three years ago so don't be too disheartened by starting salaries - they do go up.

Good luck with it all!

[iwanman]

Thanks Julie, yes, it does feel like I'm in a much better position. Not just in terms of my options on the table, but mental attitude too. I was feeling quite disillusioned before I decided to go back, but now I'm feeling a sense of renewed optimism. There's nothing quite like pressing the 'reset' button