Well tomorrow I am going to be moving up to London. Job interview last Monday, told the next day that I am starting on Tuesday. It is all a bit sureal really. I haven’t yet got any accomodation sorted out, so I am going to be crashing with family who live just outside London, and commuting in everyday. I hope to have my own place sorted by this time next week.
I am rather excited about the job though. My first proper job with a proper company! The guys at the interview seemed really cool, so it should be good working with them. The actual role is going to involve mainly doing backend Ruby development, so expect to see lots of Ruby posts in the future! They run a full scrum environment, so it should be good to see how that works in practice. I don’t think it was even mentioned during my degree, let alone put into practice… The location of the offices are in a great location as well, right next to Waterloo station. A quick hunt after the interview, there is a Sainsbury’s, a Starbucks, and lots of pubs, what more do I need?
Regarding the accomodation I have had a quick look online, however I figured it would be better to wait until a) I have a phone signal and b) I can go to places in person. As such tomorrow is going to be the prime house hunt day. As recommended by the recruitment company, I am looking in the South West, around Clapham Junction area. This apparently has lots of young professionals, and isn’t too pricey. I can’t afford anything in the North (yet) and the East is a bit far out from everything.
Prices aren’t too bad either, for a shared house you are looking at about £125, and depending on the area, about double that for a small flat / bedsit. I am looking on sites such as Gumtree as most of the letting agencies seem to have the more expensive properties. I am not really sure of the best way to go about this house hunt, so that will be another post when I have a better clue.