This was a time when well paying jobs in the UK were gone, and I had to work for a US Corporation travelling the world, taking the next 10 years of my life living in hotels most of the time rarely home. So please don't tell me the baby boomers had it easy, all the jobs disappeared overnight in the Midlands my home as the industrial heart collapsed and like many of my school friends who either moved south or abroad to find work, having to leave friends, family and their home towns behind.
Still the case - except current salaries have been driven down. I too spent many years schlepping around on aeroplanes and living in hotels. During that period (Late '90s/early '00s) my company was trying to recruit Business Analysts and was offering £45k a year for graduates prepared to travel. The equivalent salary today would be nearly £90k but the same company is only offering £65k for the same role today.
Tim H. 1986 4/4 VVTi Sport, 2002 LR Defender, 2022 Mini Cooper SE
