Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Hey, I can post from work! Don't tell anyone ...
Actually, I won't get much time, as things are usually very busy. Having to learn the ropes and all. Heh.
Maybe time for a quick word about money. I've adjusted to thinking in dollars, and all that goes with it. I no longer compare prices to pounds, and the numbers in my head are geared totally on Canadian.
The comparison is generally 1:1 in that something in the UK costs a pound, it often costs a dollar here. Some things don't compare that way, but as a rough guide, it's about right. Same with salaries, more or less. Of course there's some leeway, all the way out to the exchange rate, currently about 2.4 dollars to the pound.
This means it's great to visit Canada from the UK but to go the other way it sucks. Emigrating to Canada is a one way trip buddy :-)
Thanks for the emails of congrats about my job. Very nice of you all. I've been told that it'll take a week for GE to decide how to employ me, and then there's paperwork involved. So it may be a while till I'm definitely in, and then the 3 month probation period starts.
Who said it was a quick and painless exercise, moving continent? :-)
Actually, I won't get much time, as things are usually very busy. Having to learn the ropes and all. Heh.
Maybe time for a quick word about money. I've adjusted to thinking in dollars, and all that goes with it. I no longer compare prices to pounds, and the numbers in my head are geared totally on Canadian.
The comparison is generally 1:1 in that something in the UK costs a pound, it often costs a dollar here. Some things don't compare that way, but as a rough guide, it's about right. Same with salaries, more or less. Of course there's some leeway, all the way out to the exchange rate, currently about 2.4 dollars to the pound.
This means it's great to visit Canada from the UK but to go the other way it sucks. Emigrating to Canada is a one way trip buddy :-)
Thanks for the emails of congrats about my job. Very nice of you all. I've been told that it'll take a week for GE to decide how to employ me, and then there's paperwork involved. So it may be a while till I'm definitely in, and then the 3 month probation period starts.
Who said it was a quick and painless exercise, moving continent? :-)
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