The move to Australia has been in the works since 3 month ago in September. My
work with foodora progressing at a steady pace. Since being hired as a courier
back in September of last year, I have quickly risen through the ranks. In
November 2015 I was promoted to Courier Growth Associate in the office, then
recently in August 2016 I was promoted to Courier Growth Lead for Canada.
This time, I am side stepping to become the Key Account
Manager for foodora Australia in Melbourne. I will be managing about 50
restaurant partners for our platform. In some ways this is a step back as it is
on the same ladder scale as my Courier Growth Associate position. But on the
other hand it brings with it many benefits and rewards.
Before continuing here is some context; my foodora timeline:
Before continuing here is some context; my foodora timeline:
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July 2015
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August 2015
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November 2015
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May 2016
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June 2016
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September 2016
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September-October 2016
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November 21, 2016
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Return from bike trip in
France
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Started work at Hurrier (now foodora)
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Hired as Courier Growth Associate with Hurrier
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Interview with foodora GM and HR for KAM position in Toronto &
Vancouver
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Passed up for KAM Toronto position. Vancouver position was in the
works, awaiting launch of city.
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KAM position offered for Vancouver with city launch. Also possibility
of AU, France, Italy locations.
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Interviews with Lionel, Head of Operations in Australia and Ana KAM
Lead in Melbourne
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Flight to Malaysia where we will spend 3 days as a mini vacation then
continue on to Melbourne where I begin work :D !
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Running 2 full Airbnb listings downtown
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In the end we didn’t launch so no one was hired for Vancouver
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After discussing with my GF we decided to go for AU – which meant I
had to go through the interview process again with AU personnel
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Everything went great, we started to look into paperwork and visa at
this point.
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The move to Australia is a calculated gamble. I have no idea
how it will go. But I am going to give it my 100% and increase my odds of
success.
For most people the biggest gamble would be the move to
Australia with a girl I “hardly know” as my friends may put it. My closest
friends have advised me to wait at least a year before committing to anything.
Ditching everything to the wind, we moved in together after 3 month of dating,
she met my parents on the third date. Finally her parents met my parents about
6 month of us being together. There is no greater feeling than finding someone
you truly connect with on an emotional and physical level.
The second gamble is financially. Izzy and I were both living quite comfortably in Toronto. We rented an apartment downtown (used to be my Airbnb). I personally had no debt to my name, as I had saved quite a bit from years of teaching and traveling. Izzy is a financial adviser in Toronto with Sun Life and making bank while doing so. She has a car she just recently leased last year. So between the old beater car my parents gave me and her car we were living the “American Dream”.
In fact one of the biggest road blocks for the move is the transfer of her lease as it is only one month old. As of right now it is still not yet transferred. If you know anyone please pass this along:
http://www.leasebusters.com/en/details.asp?ID=215275
Visa and paperwork is another stumbling block. As a Canadian citizen I can travel freely and have easy access to working holiday visa with Australia. Izzy is a Chinese citizen and there is no working holiday visa we can apply for her in Australia; at least not unless we go to China first. Even then there is a quota of 5000 people per year. To overcome this we applied and received a tourist visa for Malaysia, and are waiting on a tourist visa for her and Australia. Hopefully it will come before November 25th, otherwise Izzy will have to stay in Malaysia some more while I go to Australia first.
But despite all these roadblocks and challengers, one thing has remain true. I know I will regret it if I did not go to Australia somewhere down the line. I don’t proclaim to have everything figured out, and I don’t need to. Life is too short so I am choosing to live the way I want!
“Just Do It” – Nike
Peace from flight above the Pacific.
The second gamble is financially. Izzy and I were both living quite comfortably in Toronto. We rented an apartment downtown (used to be my Airbnb). I personally had no debt to my name, as I had saved quite a bit from years of teaching and traveling. Izzy is a financial adviser in Toronto with Sun Life and making bank while doing so. She has a car she just recently leased last year. So between the old beater car my parents gave me and her car we were living the “American Dream”.
In fact one of the biggest road blocks for the move is the transfer of her lease as it is only one month old. As of right now it is still not yet transferred. If you know anyone please pass this along:
http://www.leasebusters.com/en/details.asp?ID=215275
Visa and paperwork is another stumbling block. As a Canadian citizen I can travel freely and have easy access to working holiday visa with Australia. Izzy is a Chinese citizen and there is no working holiday visa we can apply for her in Australia; at least not unless we go to China first. Even then there is a quota of 5000 people per year. To overcome this we applied and received a tourist visa for Malaysia, and are waiting on a tourist visa for her and Australia. Hopefully it will come before November 25th, otherwise Izzy will have to stay in Malaysia some more while I go to Australia first.
But despite all these roadblocks and challengers, one thing has remain true. I know I will regret it if I did not go to Australia somewhere down the line. I don’t proclaim to have everything figured out, and I don’t need to. Life is too short so I am choosing to live the way I want!
“Just Do It” – Nike
Peace from flight above the Pacific.
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