Have just joined this list - interesting film clips from the last poster. We are hoping to re-locate to Orkney later this year. Bruce Fletcher Scarborough, Yorkshire
Hello Bruce, I was wondering what, if any (retired?) employment you might think to find there in Orkney? I've been curious about the types of jobs people might go for when relocating there. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "BRUCE FLETCHER" <ricardian@btinternet.com> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:48 AM Subject: [<orcadia>] Just joined > Have just joined this list - interesting film clips > from the last poster. We are hoping to re-locate to > Orkney later this year. > Bruce Fletcher > Scarborough, Yorkshire > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > >
Pat, I retired in October 2003 so quality of life is my main interest. Bruce http://uk.geocities.com/ricardian@btinternet.com/ > Hello Bruce, > > I was wondering what, if any (retired?) employment > you might think to find > there in Orkney? I've been curious about the types > of jobs people might go > for when relocating there. > > Pat
<< I've been curious about the types of jobs people might go for when relocating there.>> Pat, There is low unemployment in Orkney but a lot of jobs are fairly low paid too. Jobs tend to be in the agricultural/food processing area, also with the Health Board or the Orkney Islands Council, as well as usual "service industries", solicitors, accountants and not forgetting the "craft industry" and tourism, which obviously is seasonal. Most of the work is on the Orkney Mainland, if you relocate to the isles chances of employment are slim. When I relocated to Orkney I brought freelance work with me, - I do various research work for Universities and I supplement the fluctuations in income with a part-time admin job on the Mainland. I live on one of the smaller isles and therefore commute 3 times a week by ferry to Stromness, then drive into Kirkwall. Compared with my bygone city commuting days it's a breeze!