This is only my personal perspective. I come from outside Europe so I have no dog in the fight.
The impact seems quite real. My company is already having trouble filling up positions. Nobody applied in the last few months (my company consists largely of British and Europeans worker plus a small number of oversea workers). My speculation is that if UK is going to treat EU citizens the same as everybody else in the world, Europeans might as well head for the US.
In case you don’t know about UK visa system, I (and possibly other tech workers) am on a T2 visa. The quota for T2 last year is around 20k national wide. Good luck for all tech companies, big or small, that employ Europeans. My predication is that leaving EU is going to hit UK tech sector hard. Even if companies don’t mind paying for a T2 visa (my company paid more than 2000 pounds), good luck dealing with home office.
On the other hand, I think EU is a mess. Watching the Greece debt crisis as it developed is like watching slow motion car crash, so I don’t really blame if some UK people really want to leave for good reasons.
And here goes my personal rant:
I really don't care whether the UK leaves the EU or no, but at the end of the day, I am really fed up with all the talks about immigrants taking jobs and putting pressure on the system. Heck, I pay hefty sum of tax and NI contribution but the service I receive is abysmal. The cost of living is high but the salary is not that high. I just don't feel welcomed here. I couldn't imagine making this place my home.
The referendum could be the last straw on camel's back. I would probably move to somewhere else where the weather is nicer and the pay is higher.
The impact seems quite real. My company is already having trouble filling up positions. Nobody applied in the last few months (my company consists largely of British and Europeans worker plus a small number of oversea workers). My speculation is that if UK is going to treat EU citizens the same as everybody else in the world, Europeans might as well head for the US.
In case you don’t know about UK visa system, I (and possibly other tech workers) am on a T2 visa. The quota for T2 last year is around 20k national wide. Good luck for all tech companies, big or small, that employ Europeans. My predication is that leaving EU is going to hit UK tech sector hard. Even if companies don’t mind paying for a T2 visa (my company paid more than 2000 pounds), good luck dealing with home office.
On the other hand, I think EU is a mess. Watching the Greece debt crisis as it developed is like watching slow motion car crash, so I don’t really blame if some UK people really want to leave for good reasons.
And here goes my personal rant:
I really don't care whether the UK leaves the EU or no, but at the end of the day, I am really fed up with all the talks about immigrants taking jobs and putting pressure on the system. Heck, I pay hefty sum of tax and NI contribution but the service I receive is abysmal. The cost of living is high but the salary is not that high. I just don't feel welcomed here. I couldn't imagine making this place my home.
The referendum could be the last straw on camel's back. I would probably move to somewhere else where the weather is nicer and the pay is higher.