bluemonday Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 The Isle of Man is the last financial centre on earth most accountants want to relocate to, according to a specialist website. Full article at http://www.manxradio.com/readNEwsItem.aspx?id=19010 That would explain all the vacancies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 And also the pile of dross that washes up over here proffering themselves to be Accountants. (current accounty friends excluded ofc - but I think most of them are Manx anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Yes I know what you mean. On a side issue, I know a couple of people who have voted with their feet for warmer and more remunerative climes. One told me he did so as he was fed up taking on loads of extra work as the company he was at just couldn't get any new people. He didn't mind covering for a time but they just didn't pay him accordingly when it became clear they weren't recruiting anyone. Another one went on a contract to BVI and has put his house here on the market and is staying out there. Can't blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I take surveys like this with a pinch of salt. Plus, if you dig a bit deeper you'll see they only questioned 142 job seekers. If given a wish list, naturally people are going to put Dubai, New York and Sydney first - Duh! Their next survey might as well be 'Do you want to win the lottery?' or 'Do you not want to win the lottery?'. Lots of people in the UK and much further afield don't even know where the Isle of Man is - in my experience abroad, if you were to ask 142 foreigners probably only about 10% would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 The severe difficulty we have had in recruiting a new accountant recently would suggest that this survey is utter bollocks ....or even very true given that I didn't read the title properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alph3 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I don't think that this state of affairs is completely unique to the financial industry. It is also affecting the construction industry, especially on the engineering side of things. I had just left a firm because they couldn't find an engineer to come over and take over the running of the office. The professionals are being put off by the percieved high cost of living here, especially given the montrous house prices, fuel costs, and now the cost of basic goods such as bread and milk. Also, alot of the companys are basically being held to ransom by prospective employess as there is such a labour shortage at that end of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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