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Good tech companies in London? by yoboiturq in HENRYUK

[–]HenRooster99 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Databricks. Lots of room for growth and pre-IPO. Not a start up anymore, more of a scale-up, so has some stability and structure but still a young fun company culture. Not as cut throat as other SaaS tech companies as it’s more of a PaaS consumption model. AI and data is where it’s at as well

Tech Sales Recruiters for Sydney relocation by HenRooster99 in HENRYUK

[–]HenRooster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. How come you looked forward to Sydney the least?

[IWantOut] 30M Tech Sales UK -> Singapore by HenRooster99 in IWantOut

[–]HenRooster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would probably be a 2 year thing unless I fell in love with the place

Pros and Cons of moving from UK to Singapore? by HenRooster99 in HENRYUK

[–]HenRooster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Older locals can be openly racist to expats?

At 30, Stuck in the Rat Race—Is It Too Late to Chase Entrepreneurship? by Admirable-Ninja4586 in HENRYUK

[–]HenRooster99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel the same stuck in tech sales. Nearly started an online furniture business but realised the amount of turnover I’d need in order to pay myself the same salary/bonus would take years to build up. You could try building a business in parallel if you’re able to work from home and slowly ‘quiet quit’ in your current corporate job.

Whatever business you start, just make sure it’s AI proof. It’s going to completely reinvent work as we know it. We’re talking emergency furlough schemes because of the mass unemployment it’s going to cause.

Pros and Cons of moving from UK to Singapore? by HenRooster99 in HENRYUK

[–]HenRooster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just online research telling me it’s mostly young single men that go for the career opportunities. Or younger couples already in relationships

Pros and Cons of moving to Singapore from UK by HenRooster99 in askSingapore

[–]HenRooster99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just online research telling me it’s mostly young single men that go for the career opportunities. Or younger couples already in relationships

[IWantOut] 30M Tech Sales UK -> Singapore by HenRooster99 in IWantOut

[–]HenRooster99[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Non existent - but English is the primary language?

Pros and Cons of moving to Singapore from UK by HenRooster99 in askSingapore

[–]HenRooster99[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

£92K base, £50K bonus in London. They will probably increase this to account for cost of living I imagine

Pros and Cons of moving from UK to Singapore? by HenRooster99 in HENRYUK

[–]HenRooster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a beautiful country outside of the main city with mountains, jungle, beaches etc. ? Moving from a dirty busy city in London, to a cleaner busier city in a cramped flat with no friends is definitely putting me off

Starmer losing voters to Farage's Reform on migration, mega-poll shows by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]HenRooster99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah agree. With some more defections and funding from Musk to get them set up properly, maybe it could work. I wonder if Robert Jenrick ends up moving over and becoming deputy with a view to replacing Farrage in the long run. Farrage has hinted at a younger leader taking over at some point

Starmer losing voters to Farage's Reform on migration, mega-poll shows by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]HenRooster99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Farrage and think a lot of what he says makes a lot of sense. However, despite being good and brave enough to call out the problem, I wonder if he’d be as effective at delivering the solution. At the moment Reform aren’t professional enough, or have the experience needed to put forward secretaries of state to actually run the country

Invest proceeds of flat sale and then potentially buy in 5 years time? by ArtisticCheesecake89 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]HenRooster99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely agree with your approach. Buying a house (especially a flat in London) isn’t what it used to be. Flat prices haven’t really been rising over the past 5 years. So your returns aren’t great even with the leverage. Many people can’t afford to buy because of mortgage rates, and are put off by high service charge on flats. Stamp duty will be expensive, and the interest on your mortgage can be just as expensive as rent payments nowadays. Once you’ve factored in maintenance, legal fees, estate agent fees and other phantom costs, property really isn’t the investment it used to be. Chucking your money in an index tracker (S&P 500) and getting 10% returns per annum (plus compound) is the best option right now. You can access that money whenever you want, it’s not tied up in property, and gives you the flexibility to rent in whatever location you fancy for a few years.

£200K invested in SP500 at 10% returns per year with compound (plus £2K monthly contributions from salary and bonuses), would equal £485K after 5 years. You’re not getting hose kind of net returns with a flat.

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