Oct 5, 2010 1
In Soviet Russia…no, wait.
As anyone who follows me on Twitter has no doubt already realised, I’ve just had a particularly interesting conversation with one of my bosses.
Large Accounting Firm’s Moscow office has been trying to get a Perth secondment for a young woman in their team, and to convince us to take her, they’ve offered to cover the costs for taking one of our team to Moscow for twelve months for a reciprocal secondment.
There aren’t any additional details at the moment – it’s all very uncertain and I’ve just been asked to consider whether I’m interested over the next couple of days and to let my boss know. My main concerns are the amount of support I’ll get from Large Accounting Firm (generally they seem to pay for a couple of weeks’ hotel accommodation while you sort out living arrangements, and you’re expected to take care of yourself to a large degree), and whether I’ll be completely useless to the Moscow team given that I can’t even read the Cyrillic alphabet.
Can anyone put me in touch with a professional Aussie (or other English-speaking) woman who has lived and worked in Moscow? I’d really like to talk to someone who has been through a similar experience.
It’s looking like it has all the potential for adventure. Eep.
