Working in Canary Wharf
Discussion
anonymous said:
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Yup, It's basically Minsters / Minories dragged in to the 20th century - with worse suits.I find it a bit souless and full off clones. We moved up to Great Portland Street, smaller office; but its shorts & flip flops in the summer and jeans / trainers and whatever any other time. Crunmpet's better up here.
If you can get in and out easily, probably won't be an issue for you.
stongle said:
anonymous said:
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Yup, It's basically Minsters / Minories dragged in to the 20th century - with worse suits.I find it a bit souless and full off clones. We moved up to Great Portland Street, smaller office; but its shorts & flip flops in the summer and jeans / trainers and whatever any other time. Crunmpet's better up here.
If you can get in and out easily, probably won't be an issue for you.
I like that statement.
P.s.
I'm currently talking to a company based in Shoreditch. Is that any good as an area to work in? I can read what's online obviously, but am looking for some genuine experience.
Nerdherder said:
Full of clones
I like that statement.
P.s.
I'm currently talking to a company based in Shoreditch. Is that any good as an area to work in? I can read what's online obviously, but am looking for some genuine experience.
I work in Shoreditch and it's a great place to work. Loads of tube stations so it's very accessible. I live in Zone 3 in West London and it's 35 minutes on the tube to Liverpool Street. Loads of food markets, independent eateries and of course loads of bars/pubs.I like that statement.
P.s.
I'm currently talking to a company based in Shoreditch. Is that any good as an area to work in? I can read what's online obviously, but am looking for some genuine experience.
North West Tom said:
Nerdherder said:
Full of clones
I like that statement.
P.s.
I'm currently talking to a company based in Shoreditch. Is that any good as an area to work in? I can read what's online obviously, but am looking for some genuine experience.
I work in Shoreditch and it's a great place to work. Loads of tube stations so it's very accessible. I live in Zone 3 in West London and it's 35 minutes on the tube to Liverpool Street. Loads of food markets, independent eateries and of course loads of bars/pubs.I like that statement.
P.s.
I'm currently talking to a company based in Shoreditch. Is that any good as an area to work in? I can read what's online obviously, but am looking for some genuine experience.
Are the pubs and crowd good for banter and the occasional flirt? (what's typical and overall demographic?)
Edited by Nerdherder on Friday 25th October 13:49
Shoreditch is Hipster Central mixed with cockernee geezers and south Asians, the younger Asians also being cockernee geezers. Also City suits out on the lash. Get some cool tats and acquire a taste for small batch gin, plus truffle oil on chips and you will be on a roll. Lots of bars, still a few pubs, boutique hotels, and some dodgy places where you can buy or rent anything or anyone. swanky food and cocktails as well as kebab shops and getting punched. Quite fun really.
Breadvan72 said:
There are white people in suits, and brown people in suits, and yellow people in suits, but almost the only black people are mostly shining shoes or pushing brooms. Few workers look over 40, and the hiring policies are still set by men. Thus a great many of the female bankers and lawyers and consultant types look and dress like supermodels, but also have degrees from Harvard and/or INSEAD. The blokes are mostly buff and well tailored,
What a load of s
t 
Shock horror, a place full of young professionals and people look well turned out. I'll ignore the racist rubbish as it is exactly that.
Canary Wharf is fine if a bit anodyne. I much prefer the City but give me Canary Wharf over the West End any day.
Give it a try and experience something different, if you don't like it then move again. If I were you I'd live in Greenwich which is very close so you can walk/cycle to work but is nothing like Canary Wharf.
Worked there for 9 /10years at 4/5 companies. Lived (and still live) over the river in Rotherhithe so i didn't really suffer commuter pain.
I'm very amused by the very bitter "everyone who works there is a cock with an oversized watch on 0%" comments - I'm guessing these people were junior/first time staff with complexes.
Canary Wharf is, as a location, a great place to work. It's safe (it has it's own private security army). It's got several high quality shopping arcades, loads of fooderies, Gyms, Cinemas. It's a MUCH nicer place to shop than Canada Water (or in fact almost any other site inside the M25)
Whether you like the office or the people you'll work with you can work out in the interview.
A lot of it is about the commute - until Crossrail comes online the jubilee is flat out rammed in the mornings and you either get in really early or wander in late. It is not a nice place in rush hour and when something goes wrong (train coming out of service) the number of people moving add up really fast. Depends where you're coming from. You can get up and down the river on ferries but they're not cheap. You can ride down the isle of dogs and over to greenwich and pick up trains, but it's just as easy to go back to London Bridge.
Think hard about committing to a location that takes more than an hour on a good day, If it goes wrong that will double and you'll hate the commute quickly. People in that mindset make London Underground an unpleasant place.
I'm very amused by the very bitter "everyone who works there is a cock with an oversized watch on 0%" comments - I'm guessing these people were junior/first time staff with complexes.
Canary Wharf is, as a location, a great place to work. It's safe (it has it's own private security army). It's got several high quality shopping arcades, loads of fooderies, Gyms, Cinemas. It's a MUCH nicer place to shop than Canada Water (or in fact almost any other site inside the M25)
Whether you like the office or the people you'll work with you can work out in the interview.
A lot of it is about the commute - until Crossrail comes online the jubilee is flat out rammed in the mornings and you either get in really early or wander in late. It is not a nice place in rush hour and when something goes wrong (train coming out of service) the number of people moving add up really fast. Depends where you're coming from. You can get up and down the river on ferries but they're not cheap. You can ride down the isle of dogs and over to greenwich and pick up trains, but it's just as easy to go back to London Bridge.
Think hard about committing to a location that takes more than an hour on a good day, If it goes wrong that will double and you'll hate the commute quickly. People in that mindset make London Underground an unpleasant place.
Edited by gavsdavs on Monday 13th January 12:34
gavsdavs said:
A lot of it is about the commute - until Crossrail comes online the jubilee is flat out rammed in the mornings and you either get in really early or wander in late. It is not a nice place in rush hour and when something goes wrong (train coming out of service) the number of people moving add up really fast. Depends where you're coming from. You can get up and down the river on ferries but they're not cheap. You can ride down the isle of dogs and over to greenwich and pick up trains, but it's just as easy to go back to London Bridge.
CW may only have 2 rail lines, which is problematic when one off them is down, but when they both work, I don't find the trains & stations more packed thank say Bank and the Central line,for example.Indeed, it's very sterile.
One of the best things about being in other bits of London is the old and new architecture mixed together over decades. The Alleyway and mills and crannies housing all manner of businesses.
But as a temp place of work, if it pays well enough why not.
With regards to the Alpha on suits, the culture will vary in companies at the team level, so depends on your luck.
One of the best things about being in other bits of London is the old and new architecture mixed together over decades. The Alleyway and mills and crannies housing all manner of businesses.
But as a temp place of work, if it pays well enough why not.
With regards to the Alpha on suits, the culture will vary in companies at the team level, so depends on your luck.
Breadvan72 said:
Shoreditch is Hipster Central mixed with cockernee geezers and south Asians, the younger Asians also being cockernee geezers. Also City suits out on the lash. Get some cool tats and acquire a taste for small batch gin, plus truffle oil on chips and you will be on a roll. Lots of bars, still a few pubs, boutique hotels, and some dodgy places where you can buy or rent anything or anyone. swanky food and cocktails as well as kebab shops and getting punched. Quite fun really.
RE: Shoreditch. My kinda crowd then! Edited by Nerdherder on Friday 25th October 16:36
Nerdherder said:
Breadvan72 said:
Shoreditch is Hipster Central mixed with cockernee geezers and south Asians, the younger Asians also being cockernee geezers. Also City suits out on the lash. Get some cool tats and acquire a taste for small batch gin, plus truffle oil on chips and you will be on a roll. Lots of bars, still a few pubs, boutique hotels, and some dodgy places where you can buy or rent anything or anyone. swanky food and cocktails as well as kebab shops and getting punched. Quite fun really.
RE: Shoreditch. My kinda crowd then! Edited by Nerdherder on Friday 25th October 16:36
ts ....dibblecorse said:
Nerdherder said:
Breadvan72 said:
Shoreditch is Hipster Central mixed with cockernee geezers and south Asians, the younger Asians also being cockernee geezers. Also City suits out on the lash. Get some cool tats and acquire a taste for small batch gin, plus truffle oil on chips and you will be on a roll. Lots of bars, still a few pubs, boutique hotels, and some dodgy places where you can buy or rent anything or anyone. swanky food and cocktails as well as kebab shops and getting punched. Quite fun really.
RE: Shoreditch. My kinda crowd then! Edited by Nerdherder on Friday 25th October 16:36
ts ....Oh and home made yoghurt is essential as well obviously.
Edited by Nerdherder on Friday 25th October 16:56
Who picks their employer based on how cool the area in which the office is situated in?
I go to work (in Canary Wharf!), I work, I go home. I never hang around Canary Wharf ...
Jubilee is no worse than Central, Northern etc. and DLR is miles better than any tube line. CW station is less busy than Bank.
I go to work (in Canary Wharf!), I work, I go home. I never hang around Canary Wharf ...
matrignano said:
gavsdavs said:
A lot of it is about the commute - until Crossrail comes online the jubilee is flat out rammed in the mornings and you either get in really early or wander in late. It is not a nice place in rush hour and when something goes wrong (train coming out of service) the number of people moving add up really fast. Depends where you're coming from. You can get up and down the river on ferries but they're not cheap. You can ride down the isle of dogs and over to greenwich and pick up trains, but it's just as easy to go back to London Bridge.
CW may only have 2 rail lines, which is problematic when one off them is down, but when they both work, I don't find the trains & stations more packed thank say Bank and the Central line,for example.Bussolini said:
Who picks their employer based on how cool the area in which the office is situated in?
I go to work (in Canary Wharf!), I work, I go home. I never hang around Canary Wharf ...
I did not see anyone claiming in this thread that their choice is based on location of an employer, but rather wanting to learn concequences or impact of having to work in- and travel to a certain location.I go to work (in Canary Wharf!), I work, I go home. I never hang around Canary Wharf ...
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