moving home post-uni
I’m in a bit of a difficult situation.
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
Original post by LunaLally
I’m in a bit of a difficult situation.
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
When you say, "move home, where i am closer to london" do you mean move back in with you parents, rent free?
Does the option to increase your hours at your part-time job actually exist? Or might they say that they don't need you for more hours? If you did that, could you make enough money to cover the rent in your university city, and generally make ends meet? (I assume that your living costs are primarily covered by a student loan right now, supplemented by your part-time job.)
Original post by DataVenia
When you say, "move home, where i am closer to london" do you mean move back in with you parents, rent free?
Does the option to increase your hours at your part-time job actually exist? Or might they say that they don't need you for more hours? If you did that, could you make enough money to cover the rent in your university city, and generally make ends meet? (I assume that your living costs are primarily covered by a student loan right now, supplemented by your part-time job.)
Does the option to increase your hours at your part-time job actually exist? Or might they say that they don't need you for more hours? If you did that, could you make enough money to cover the rent in your university city, and generally make ends meet? (I assume that your living costs are primarily covered by a student loan right now, supplemented by your part-time job.)
thanks for replying
yeah, it would be with my parents and probably not rent free but cheaper than renting myself lmao.
And yeah i can up my hours and work 5 days a week max, just don’t want to get trapped and too comfortable working there basically but just scared also to take the risk of leaving and then that not working out.
it’s a pretty awkward situation with not one solution being better at the moment
Reply 3
Original post by LunaLally
I’m in a bit of a difficult situation.
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
Hey there,
its good to hear you're being open minded about your options post-uni.
This is not for anyone else to advise on, its an entirely personal decision. However I would suggest that the financially safer option would be to move back home with your parents and look for jobs closer to London where there will be a lot of opportunities and higher salaries. However, that doesn't mean its the right thing for you.
If you have really found your place at your uni town and you feel happy there, and also if you are confident that your current part-time job will cover the rent of a new house and allow you to live well, then there will be no problem with moving to another house, upping your hours whilst you look for something more permanent job/grad scheme-wise.
Have you asked your parents what they think about this? Talking things through with someone who knows you and who you trust may be a good way for you to see multiple takes on the situation and help you evaluate the pros and cons of both.
I hope some of this helps, wishing you the best of luck whichever path you take 🙂
Holly
University of Bath
Original post by LunaLally
thanks for replying
yeah, it would be with my parents and probably not rent free but cheaper than renting myself lmao.
And yeah i can up my hours and work 5 days a week max, just don’t want to get trapped and too comfortable working there basically but just scared also to take the risk of leaving and then that not working out.
it’s a pretty awkward situation with not one solution being better at the moment
yeah, it would be with my parents and probably not rent free but cheaper than renting myself lmao.
And yeah i can up my hours and work 5 days a week max, just don’t want to get trapped and too comfortable working there basically but just scared also to take the risk of leaving and then that not working out.
it’s a pretty awkward situation with not one solution being better at the moment
I agree that there's no obvious answer, and I understand your concern about "trapped and too comfortable working there" if you extend to five days per week. However, could you not make the same argument about moving back in with your parents? Could you not also become "trapped and too comfortable" there too?
Are you looking for graduate schemes in your uni city or in London?
Could you try to build-in some artificial deadline, by signing only a six-month lease on somewhere new to live?
If I were you, I’d try to stay in the town you’re in now. You can always go back to your hometown later. I’m still studying at the moment, and I really love my student town. The only thing I don’t enjoy is the amount of homework I get. I’m really happy I found Domypaper https://domypaper.com/ — it’s been helping me with my thesis. Now I finally have weekends off and can spend time with friends and relax. I don’t want to leave this town.
(edited 4 weeks ago)
Reply 6
Original post by LunaLally
I’m in a bit of a difficult situation.
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
Hi,
This is a tricky situation and I definitely think there is no right answer to this, and i am sure lots of people would do different things in this situation!
I would say that the most financially sensible idea would probably be to move home as you would be saving a lot of money on rent etc and therefore gives you more chance to save money. You could always try and find a job at home where you can work the same amount that you would be if you stayed where you are now.
However, I completely understand that you like your job now and it would be easy for you to get more hours and just stay here. Do you have people to live with if you stayed in your uni city? If you have friends to live with, I would be tempted to say to do this as you will probably not get many chances to live with your friends at uni, and as long as you have enough hours and money to live on, you can do this and be applying for graduate schemes etc alongside this. You could always move home another time if it doesn't work out.
With applying for graduate schemes, you should find out in plenty of time to leave your job and still work your notice period. If you think it is likely you will be getting one which starts in September in or around your home town, it would probably make sense to do this, but if not I would say to stay in your uni city.
I hope some of this helps,
Lucy -SHU student ambassador.
Original post by LunaLally
I’m in a bit of a difficult situation.
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
I have had a part time job the entire time i’ve been at uni and it’s a solid part of my life now, and my friends i’ve made through it are like family.
However, My contract is ending on my third year house end of June and I don’t have anything lined up post-uni job wise yet. I’m having interviews for graduate schemes and constantly applying but it’s still early days. However if i leave, i’ll have to hand in my notice a month in advance and i may not have an answer to a job yet.
Does it make more sense for me to move home, where i am closer to london or to risk it and move into a new house still in my uni city, and keep working at my part time job, where i can up my hours.
Need some neutral eyes and ears on this situation please!!
Hi @LunaLally
That’s lovely your work colleagues feel like family, working with great people really makes all the difference.
And it sounds like you are being proactive about applying for work post-uni which is impressive as I know how busy final year is.
But I can see your dilemma, some of my coursemates are having the exact same dilemma right now (as we are in the final term of the final year). As others have said, you must do what feels right for you.
As you say, going back to live with your parents temporarily maybe the best option financially and this could allow you to save up, but it depends if you want to do this. You could always do this short-term and then return to your university city when you have a job lined up, although I know you won't necessarily have heard back from an interview in time for when you hand your notice in.
Could you see if any of your friends are planning to stay local and see if they’d be interested in renting together? If you haven’t heard back from any job interviews in time for when you move out, could you look at temporarily going up to four or five days a week at your current job to give you some breathing space while you look for other job roles? I totally get what you mean about not wishing to get too comfortable, but perhaps if you could afford to work say four days a week and have a day for job applications and interviews that would allow you to pay the bills and still have the energy to pursue your other career goals?
It might be worth having a chat with your university if they have a careers service to see what they advise because they will have experience in helping students in similar situations and can often give a professional unbiased opinion.
I hope that helps a little bit. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
Best wishes
Lucy 😊
(Official Uni of Salford Student Rep)
But I can see your dilemma, some of my coursemates are having the exact same dilemma right now (as we are in the final term of the final year). As others have said, you must do what feels right for you.
As you say, going back to live with your parents temporarily maybe the best option financially and this could allow you to save up, but it depends if you want to do this. You could always do this short-term and then return to your university city when you have a job lined up, although I know you won't necessarily have heard back from an interview in time for when you hand your notice in.
Could you see if any of your friends are planning to stay local and see if they’d be interested in renting together? If you haven’t heard back from any job interviews in time for when you move out, could you look at temporarily going up to four or five days a week at your current job to give you some breathing space while you look for other job roles? I totally get what you mean about not wishing to get too comfortable, but perhaps if you could afford to work say four days a week and have a day for job applications and interviews that would allow you to pay the bills and still have the energy to pursue your other career goals?
It might be worth having a chat with your university if they have a careers service to see what they advise because they will have experience in helping students in similar situations and can often give a professional unbiased opinion.
I hope that helps a little bit. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
Best wishes
Lucy 😊
(Official Uni of Salford Student Rep)
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