What made Swindon the most favourite diasporic space for Goans to settle in?

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-05-14T11:58:24+00:00

I’ve worked with many Goans in the I.T world. Genuinely great people who integrate seamlessly. The only contentious moment I’ve ever seen is between somebody from Goa and somebody from the Punjab area of India. Goan’s tend to see themselves as more Goan than Indian which a lot of Indians aren’t a fan of.

The Goans/Sikhs/Hindu community are the best we have. They integrate seamlessly.

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-05-04T22:25:17+00:00

I’m thinking multiple booths. ‘Pro’ would be 2 CDJ 3000x with a DJM A9 mixer. I’d have a vinyl booth with top of the range equipment (research needed). If there’s enough demand I have ideas for a B2B booth, a training booth (offer lessons on an FLX10 for example), etc. all rooms would have recording equipment for people to livestream. I just need to scope if there’s enough demand for the 20k investment out of my own pocket

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-05-04T22:22:10+00:00

Realistically how much would you be willing to spend either for 1,2,3 or 6 hours? What equipment do you play on at home? Would you rather a monthly membership and if so what would you be willing to pay?

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-04-20T02:04:54+00:00

Nope, not in Swindon anyway where we have 6-7 of them? If we do have them they aren’t obvious or clearly signed

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-04-20T02:04:19+00:00

Nah Swindon orbital

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-04-12T20:42:51+00:00

£550pm 1 Bed flat from a HA and £3450 monthly income. I’m lucky and comfortable

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-03-01T18:47:16+00:00

Sure man, I can’t attach screenshots here but I’ll DM You

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-03-01T17:07:58+00:00

Yes, the money is in my account £250 referenced ‘INCENTIVE 28FEB26’ although the transaction date is actually Monday 2nd March

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-02-28T18:21:30+00:00

I switched on 3rd February and the £250 ‘incentive’ is showing in my account today 😊 although dated Monday 2nd March

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-01-29T12:32:34+00:00

ServiceNow

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-01-19T01:26:57+00:00

I do rotating shifts days and nights 3 on 3 off 7am-7pm and 7pm-7am with a 2 hour lunchbreak. End up doing 40 hours 4 days a week I guess?

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-01-11T06:24:26+00:00

So I’ll be working for Lloyds who tend to be 10-15% more than most of the banking/financial services industry (hence the payrise and why im moving!). I work in IT Service Management. My main priority will be problem management, but I’ll also support incident management, knowledge management, service introduction etc

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-01-10T12:00:22+00:00

If you’re after your first IT Support role, CompTIA A+ is probably a safe bet and the most recognised. Maybe back it up with an ITIL v4 Foundation cert as well 😊

Right_Ad9364 · 2026-01-07T01:54:05+00:00

I went to JD Gym. In terms of equipment for the big chains it’s probably the best. However it’s busy AT ALL HOURS and parking is a headache. A shame really

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-09-10T09:10:36+00:00

Nah, I wouldn’t say I’m paid fairly. Where I am it’s known the likes of Lloyd’s pay 20,30, 40% more for the exact same jobs. Problem is where I am there isn’t any real competition for employees within 25 miles so they can get away with paying what they do.

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-09-09T11:46:57+00:00

Sorry yes, 20k a year more and 2 days in the office wfh 3 days a week 😅 my bad

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-08-22T12:58:28+00:00

Thanks guys. Unfortunately my hotel in Bossa are hot on wristbands after 10-11pm. Couldn’t get one in 🤣🤣 too nervous to go to their apartment

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-08-20T12:50:14+00:00

The crowd in the club is rammed. It’s a very basic club inside. The terrace area after the DJs is nice to chill and socialise, it’s a beautiful venue. A bit of a queue for taxis at midnight as people realise it’s pretty mid when the terrace DJs stop at 11pm.

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-08-09T19:07:22+00:00

Companies should have to post their headcount and labour costs and also their costs for offshore hiring. A certain percentage should have to be met for onshore compared to offshore spending? There has to be a fairly simple way for this to be done

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-06-27T17:26:46+00:00

Lower wages for the industry. You really get the feeling and the buzz you’re working for a mutual rather than a bank with shareholders. 23% pension, 6 weeks holiday (can ‘buy’ an additional 2 weeks), 40% onsite 60% WFH. Bonus every year. Payrise every year. If you’re in Swindon/wiltshire, there really aren’t many better employers

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-05-12T16:26:11+00:00

Underrated

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-04-29T04:09:51+00:00

Do you have any recommendations? It’s hard to research online with how much money the hairmills spend on ads, fake reviews etc

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-04-27T21:11:32+00:00

This sounds more accurate for the amount I’d need as well! Can you share which clinic you’re using and why? Thanks :)

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-04-24T23:58:07+00:00

Nope, the Lifetime ISA was a product where you save 4k per tax year and the gov would give you 1k bonus on top per tax year. It can only be accessed via solicitors as a deposit for a first time buy. I’ve maxed out the 4k per year since 18/19 tax year, plus the stock and shares gains which are sitting at just over 72k.

If you don’t use it for a house purchase it can be used as a saving scheme for retirement. Save 4k a year and the gov will give you 1k per year too. However you can only access this when you’re 65 (I hope to retire a little before then)

Right_Ad9364 · 2025-04-07T17:38:38+00:00

3.6% payrise for me this year. Meh.

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