u/Large-Opportunity171

Spoke to the line manager directly about the job. Straight up said that I cannot take the job at this salary and also commit to my personal stuff. (said this last week)

Heard back on friday saying that its possible to take on a role in Birmingham, starting at the birmingham office and moving up to london at the start of the year.

This way I'll have my foot through the door and can do some 'beating around the bush' work (like going around the company and helping out in whatever comes up) then move to london in December/Jan.

I like this prospectus as I feel I can look for a job in the meantime as well.

What do you guys think?
Should I start in birmingham, save about 300 a month and then move to london?
Or should I take the hit now, get stuck in 6 months ahead and go at it from September?

https://www.reddit.com/r/UKJobs/comments/1uo07lm/is_this_job_worth_taking/

PS. I've heard the Birmingham office is shit. They practically do nothing other than management which is not my speciality. So all I'll be doing is passing papers around and twiddling my thumbs

As it says on the title.

I finally landed a grad job but to my dismay its in London. I've always dreaded living in london cuz of all the crimes and thefts and shady stuff I've heard of it.

Long story short, my job is in southwark. My salary doesn't have the london premium and so I can't afford much. Spareroom and Openrent has a few flat shares for £900pcm.

I've heard central is quite expensive but I was looking at further out like Finchley, Edgeware in the North and Bruxton in the south. It those places, I've only found places that cost around £800. I've calculated by costs and it'll add an extra £200 if I live further out to get the underground to work every day. That brings my total to £1100 on just living and travel to work.

From that math, it seems more sensible to just live in a place like Elephant and Castle right?

Londoners, what am I missing?

Also any tips and tricks and general advice on groceries would be helpful - both further out and central.

Thanks all. I'm very lost so please be kind and help a brother out