tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32386502.post4569211312010716080..comments2023-08-23T17:56:32.236+02:00Comments on Where in the world is Gwannel Sandiego?: Why France is not a workers' paradise, no matter what you may have heardGwanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32386502.post-10422210688491735772011-10-27T12:52:24.191+02:002011-10-27T12:52:24.191+02:00How about the uk, did you not like it here? Or bac...How about the uk, did you not like it here? Or back to nz? XxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32386502.post-57555379753597403082011-10-27T09:22:39.071+02:002011-10-27T09:22:39.071+02:00Thanks for the comments. Keith - no, we've bee...Thanks for the comments. Keith - no, we've been told it's policy to sack people on CDDs before they get the chance to get a compulsory CDI.<br /><br />Jennie - Yes, I remember reading some of your thoughts on the subject. No plans to come back after the Masters then?<br /><br />Amber - Yeah, he passed a concours for the technician post. I get that, in theory, a concours is fair to everyone, but there are no posts available at our level, and even if there were, where's the concours for my job, which is expressly for a native speaker? It doesn't make sense that I would fail a normal concours (I don't know how concours for specific posts work, but the national concours for librarians has about a 7% passing rate, of which 2% get a post) when someone who would pass it with an intermediate level of English couldn't do my job.Gwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32386502.post-89275318264023794042011-10-27T08:05:47.608+02:002011-10-27T08:05:47.608+02:00So you were lucky enough to get a job in your fiel...So you were lucky enough to get a job in your field, but even then the grass isn't green.. that's seriously depressing, Gwan. The upside I guess is that you are doing something you like, and you can leave whenever you've had enough.. It's very empowering when we realize our career future is in our own hands, and not somebody else's. <br />I'm really confused though, as to why he's been given the permanent contract over everybody else -- did he pass some sort of concours or something? Otherwise I really don't see how that's possible! <br />I'll have a virtual sympathy shot of vodka with you.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496193808385291916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32386502.post-39337316873343667222011-10-27T01:01:54.949+02:002011-10-27T01:01:54.949+02:00The lack of a real career and decent income were t...The lack of a real career and decent income were the main reasons I left France. I hated knowing that even with my education and experience, I would probably never make more than 14-18k a year and that's not good enough for me, especially since people with no education or experience earn the same amount. It really destroys your motivation!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700188628709124335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32386502.post-37922753049256269102011-10-26T22:33:40.274+02:002011-10-26T22:33:40.274+02:00Gwan
Don't be depressed - it's just the w...Gwan<br /><br />Don't be depressed - it's just the way things work here - he's probably related to someone who matters.<br /><br />Did you wonder if everyone else was voting for him in the vain hope that someone might vote for them some day?<br /><br />Now, you take some advice from Uncle Keithy... Go find that Vodka bottle and do it some justice!<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />KeithKeith Eckstein -A Taste of Garlichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290744199144035965noreply@blogger.com