Hoorah! I've been offered a job, I start in London on Monday! Help.

[Raven11]

Tonight I've been offered a grad job in Canary Wharf starting Monday. Right now I'm living in the Midlands, have about £600 savings and I'll be earning 18k a year. I do have a fair amount of friends in London and they're in a similar position to myself. They've offered to put me up for a couple of days but they're obviously really tight for space/none of them own a sofa!

I don't really know London that well except for the touristy bits.

So a little about me, I love 'going out', not a fan of commercial, I do dress up but I never wear heels etc. I do love the hustle of cities and people usually think where I live is dodgy so I'm sure I'll get on anywhere. I have a basic idea of the cost of London and I know I'm going to be skint.

What areas should I be looking at? What should I know? Any tips? Ahh.

I think you have made the right decision, itseems very dodgy to me, playing on graduates desperation to get a job to pay the very bare minimum. The quick start date was a bit odd too, most places wouldnt have you starting within a few days of the offer.

Good luck in your search, I hope you get something soon

Good decision OP. Commission-based roles like that are often no better than scams.