How Would working in London as a potential social worker offer me greater and beneficial experience over staying and working in Australia?
Or conversely how would it be detrimental to my experiences?
Would appreciate any advice :)
Much needed feedback on Social Work in London
Ch3lcpearl on 04/01/2016 - 20:59
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Thank you!!!
Don't get your hopes up. You will take a HUGE pay cut and the working conditions are not that good anymore. The crisis took its toll and unemployment is high - money for social services is scarce and they prefer European workers just like in Australia Aussies are given preference.
Sponsoring won't happen and a working holiday visa you have to switch jobs after a relatively short time, just when you have built some rapport with clients and colleagues.
For your future career, getting your foot in the job market here is a lot more beneficial and advantageous for you.Source: Lived there, worked there, one parent from there, many friends still working there, some in that field.
Leaving Australia would mean one less social worker here. Don't know if that benefits you, but it certainly benefits Australia.
If your job as a social worker in the UK means dealing with chavs, then it would be pretty detrimental, I'd say. Say what you want about bogans but they are preferable to chavs.
What I would say is if you can score a job in Social work in the UK go for it. I have a friend of mine who actually worked in the social work field and emigrated from the UK to Australia - I couldn't believe the fantastic working conditions! (Probably the reason why the country was suffering economically just like the rest of Europe.) She got culture shock arriving here in Australia though - even in a government job her endless days off, sick days etc weren't appreciated. All I ever heard was….. when I was in the UK it wasn't like this…..