WHY I LEFT AUSTRALIA | Working Holiday Visa REALITY + Big Life Update
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2023
- The time has come - I'm no longer in Australia. I moved to Australia in February 2023 with a working holiday visa but I left after 7 weeks. I see a lot of posting online glamourising the move to Australia and whilst it really does work out for some people I ended up feeling really unhappy so I left. This is an insight into the expectation vs reality of working and living in Australia and I do not want to dissuade people but this is my experience and feelings. The rental crisis, cost of living, over saturation of working holiday makers and not enough jobs in cities whilst being on the other side of the world away from my friends and family really got to me.
I flew to Bangkok and spent a week catching up with friends and relaxing and having a massive water fight at the first Songkran Thailand has had in 3 years! I flew back home to Scotland and thought I was going to live in Dublin for an internship - but then got a job offer I couldn't refuse in London! You can't make this up 😂
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Hi, I'm Anna! I LOVE to travel and inspire others to do the same, particularly with solo female travel. I've travelled alone, in group tours, and even worked abroad as an expat. Follow along to see where I go next!
Living and working in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa taught me the true essence of independence, adaptability, and embracing the unknown. I've met wonderful people from all walks of life, learned about diverse cultures, and gained insights into various industries.
Thanks for sharing!
Proof that everything happens for a reason. Love this for you, thank you for your transparency and best of luck !
Thank you so much!
I did a gap year in Australia a decade ago. I fell in love with the place, went back to England to finish my course and now, many $$$$ later, I am a permanent resident living on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
Love it!
Sounds great!
Welcome mate.
Can I ask how you found yourself a job in AUS?
no@@AsianImmersion
you're so hot
I came to Australia as a student a decade ago and totally loved it. Fast-forward to today, and I am now an Australian citizen living in Sydney and with a nice job!
Not everyone has the same story as not everyone wants the same things, but this is a promising and rewarding country for those who want it! Good luck!
bear in mind it was different 10 years ago compared to now. a lot harder for foreigners to get a job/rent etc.
Congrats on your new job 😊 I was in Bangkok for Songkran too but in Silom, it was so fun 🤣 Looking forward to seeing your London vlogs. Hope the move goes well, good luck 🥰
Thanks so much! 😊
I am so excited for the London moving vlog. *and the London content
Ahhh thank you! It's up now :)
At least you had the good sense to leave when you could. Life happens, and throws a curve ball at your plans (usually the case). Just gotta sit back, breath a bit, and readjust, then figure out what you want to do next-hopefully London works out. Also, be glad you still have your youth, lol.
Haha exactly!! Thank you :)
I went to Australia for 2 weeks after 6 weeks in Thailand and came back to the UK for many of the same reasons mentioned in this video. I've still got 5 months on my visa and am considering going back (my life is pretty miserable here) but I'm worried that I'll encounter the same problems of not finding work or accommodation. Don't know what to do 😢
I think that choosing Cairns as your location was where I think things may have gone wrong for you. My neighbour from when I was a kid has been living in Australia since 2016 and said Cairns is a no go due to there being no job opportunities and a homelessness crisis.
It's crazy because you wouldn't think that through looking at images of it online.
I was definitely a bit surprised at the vibes of Cairns and I agree because that's where a lot of backpackers end their routes - including me. It's also a daunting prospect of choosing somewhere else to go and then possibly not being able to find work there either! Sad that a year on and I'm hearing the same things about unemployment and rent crises in Sydney and Melbourne too.
@@AnnaJoan You are definitely right on that. I'm planning on possibly making a move to AUS within the next year or two and I've been told not to judge places based on the images you see online.
I would have never had guessed Cairns had the unemployment and homelessness crisis levels given the videos and images of the place online! Much different to the UK where we can tell whether a place is a dump or not through images very easily
😂
We were just in Cairns last week for a holiday from Melbourne.. every second person is from overseas.. particularly the waiter staff.. not one Aussie 😅
Hahaha I thought that too!!! WHERE ARE THEY ALL
100% agree. Im here now and consider going home. Constant rejection for jobs. No plans. Home sick. Mental health on its arse. Australia is not all fun sunshines and rainbows its really tough. Even more now
So sorry to hear that it’s still like this a year later! You’ve just got to do what’s best for you and your mental health 🤍
it's even worse now I think, Been applying for jobs since Dec.. Still kind of unemployed and the only reason is the visa, its got a bad reputation now because people leave quickly. @@AnnaJoan
I'm in Sydney as I write this. I'm going through it I can't lie. I feel like a such a failure burning through my parents money. Haven't found a job so far. I'll probably use the remaining money for plane back home.
i'm really sorry to hear that frank! definitely not as shiny as social media portrays it but it's worth seeing what your priorities are. I do think there's jobs in the smaller towns but as I say I knew I wouldn't have been happy there. your parents will just want you to be happy!!
Good move, small businesses are dying... Big ones are Underpaying, finding a rental is 40% of your income and quite a big drug problem in the nigh time, it's pretty sad.
how much money did you bring if you dont mind? and how long did you stay?
If you're looking to do a WHV, I broke down all my pre-departure costs in a previous video! I stayed 7 weeks and from week 2-6 booked a tour that cost £1,800 so just had to pay for food etc then. I probably spent around £3,000 actually in Australia for 7 weeks!
As an Australian I was under the impression that a working holiday visa was granted to foreigners as an opportunity to visit this country and work if they wanted to offset the cost of their trip. There is no obligation to work or to stay for a minimum period of time you can leave whenever you want during that 12 months. It is not like a permanent residency you are not coming here to live it is only a temporary arrangement that virtually allows tourists to stay longer.. It sounds like you are more interested in doing the touristy party things anyhow so just a normal tourist visa would have been a whole lot cheaper then after you got bored you could have just moved on. From what you are saying the employment market is being saturated by the number of people here on WHVs especially from the UK. Unfortunately this government continues to allow immigaration to stay at levels that are unsustainable and things are not going to improve until they lower the number and cap it just like previous governments have had to do..
I think you was Just To Young and In experienced There is Plenty of Work there If u Done Mine Doing almost Anything But yr Still Young and can Go Again if u Want To
Hi Peter, I mention in the video that I wouldn't want to do "almost anything" and shouldn't have to compromise my mental health for a job or location. I've already taught English in rural Thailand for six months and knew from that experience that I like city life. All worked out in the end with a job in London 😊
Eeeekkk pray for me finding a job in Aus. Leaving for my WH visa in 2 weeks 😵💫
How’s it going so far on your first week?
Good luck! You look like you're having the best time 🤩
@@AnnaJoan gosh its so beautiful over here ! Thanks for all the recs 🌟 😊
Chloe how are you finding it? I'm flying out next month!
I only understand 50% of what you said.
Subtitles are on :)