Belgium // Antwerp
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- rasp
"We like what we saw on your online portfolio... Are you interested to work at ********** (in antwerp)"
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so..
pros and cons of Belgium / Antwerp would REALLY be helpful right now.. or any advice..
big move?
nice place?
expensive?
work retrictions?I do need a decent job and there isnt anything going in scotland right now... :-/
maybe i could try and work from [my current] home! :P
- ximeraLabs0
Well, Antwerp is a really nice city, has a lot going for it and has a pretty decent creative/art industry. Moving can be quite expensive, depending if you want to move in one day (i.e. load up in the uk in the morning and settle in your new flat in the evening), but overall its doable. Almost everyone speaks, or at least understands english, although its always helpfull if you learn some Dutch/Flemish; and the paperwork you'll need to live and work there is no big hassle. Overall its a lot cheaper to live than the UK (no big surprise) and you can have a decent flat for an affordable price. The quality of living is pretty high, but not as expensive as the UK (for example cigarettes cost around £2.70 for a pack of 20 and a pint comes at approx. £0.70).
- rasp0
sounds good so far!. im going to look into it all tonight. thanks for the help tom.
have you lived there yourself?
- tank0
ximera is an original antwerpenaar..
and i'm a immigrated antwerpenaar..
you should ask janne(4cy) for some advice..he recently moved to antwerp..if you look hard you can find a good and cheap place to live...and yeah everybody speaks english;
- rasp0
yay. cheers for all the good advice!
- tank0
witch bureau are you gonna work for?
- rasp0
Its not got to anywhere near a stage like that yet!
[not counting my chickens before they hatch - or whatever the saying is]!
ive just been asked by a decent company if I'd like to work in Antwerp in a fulltime position.
and its something id never thought about till now.. but ive just read some info and seen some pics and it looks like a REALLY nice place to live.
it would be a big [but right now, appealing] change though!
- rasp0
I mean that as:
They are asking me in theory if i'd like to live/work in antwerp.
They're not offering me the job... theyre just looking to hire in the future.
- tank0
ah okay...well we'll grab a pint if you should come..the more the merrier
- rasp0
at 70p each, ill buy the first 5 rounds!
Do you know of any sites you could recommend - to help me have a look around antwerp?
the centre, the outskirts, shops, bars, clubs anything and everything!?
ta!
- tank0
phew..uh...
http://www.shotonstage.orgthe coolest pub here
- Bio0
how did the company get your name? were you applying or did they hear about you and contact you?
just curious, bc i have been saving up for a trip to antwerp and if it is as rockin as everyone says, then i will be looking for a good place to work.
gotta meet mah boys crabmeister and 4cY and some of the other ant folks like tank, tim, dave, ximer, etc.
=)
- rasp0
Hi, I emailed them a CV plus the folio url and just asked if they ever used freelancers.
They replied as youve seen, asking if i'd consider a job oversees.
Now its time for me to research and think about it!
- Bio0
word!
hope it all works out for ya man!
- crapmeister0
go for it =)
- crapmeister0
morning Bio!
- Bio0
morning crab!
- tank0
goodmorning y'all.`
hey crab can bring my nightmare before christmas dvd one of these days..a girl from my house wants to see it..if you know what i'm sayin' ;-)
- crapmeister0
no problemo
- tank0
tank you
- rasp0
dont suppose you guys know of and sites that have belgium salary avererages for the design industry do you?
its a
l o n g s h o t
i knowthanks for the help... and F**K me.. Antwerp is GORGEOUS!
:)