I've been in NZ nearly 2 years now, and after a long journey, my plans have come to fruition.

Al Sheepa is going to....... oh wait, wrong post. Not those plans. Back on topic James.....IT Job (If you want to know the latest in Al Sheepa's plans go here: http://www.movetonz.org/forum/viewto...?p=16345#16345)

I'm now a Billing Support Coordinator at TelstraClear (the 2nd biggest Telecommunications company in NZ). I'll be working with SQL, and doing other IT related stuff.

I moved down from Auckland in mid March to Wellington in hopes of finding an IT job, and getting out of my old Telecom job (Yellow Pages...nothing IT related). Ironically, I'm now with Telecom's competitor, TelstraClear.

It's a huge relief, and a gamble that should pay off in regards to work experience, city experience, better money (well, yeah, it's a consideration :icon_wink:) ....and just getting out of Yuckland (oops, I mean JAFAland. Dang, messed the name up again. I'm not doing this on purpose, really :icon_cool: ...I mean Auckland).

My original reason for coming to NZ: The IT market in Florida was overflooded with people. I was fresh out of Uni, and didn't have much experience. I figured, I may as well go and live my dream to live overseas....now I may be here for good :-)








[size=9:2bd88f760b]In case you are confused:
New Zealand - I love it
Auckland - I hate it
JAFA - [b:2bd88f760b]J[/b:2bd88f760b]ust [b:2bd88f760b]A[/b:2bd88f760b]nother "[b:2bd88f760b]F[/b:2bd88f760b]" (freaking) [b:2bd88f760b]A[/b:2bd88f760b]ucklander
JAFAland - Auckland
Yuckland - Auckland....my favourite name for it.
Al Sheepa - My fake "freedom fighter" organization to protect NZ's sheep from being stolen.

Yes, I have unresolved issues with Auckland, and no I don't want to deal with them. My doctor tells me that if I do, I'll stop twitching and hearing voices. (just kidding of course!)[/size:2bd88f760b]