Hi,I have a query regarding base location at ACN. My location is down as London although i live in Bristol. As i understand it if i am on a London project i will have to cover my travel and living expenses whilst on the project, is that correct?That is quite a large expense to cover.Seems ACN only offer three possible locations, London, Edinburgh and Manchester whereas IBM for example had quite a few location options across the country.

Correct - although I imagine you can pull the "got to catch the last train, see you later" card more often than if you lived in Islington

[quote]Hi,I have a query regarding base location at ACN. My location is down as London although i live in Bristol. As i understand it if i am on a London project i will have to cover my travel and living expenses whilst on the project, is that correct?That is quite a large expense to cover.Seems ACN only offer three possible locations, London, Edinburgh and Manchester whereas IBM for example had quite a few location options across the country.[/quote]I've been campaigning for a Bristol office for some time.It could be worse than just London, because you're meant to pick up the expense between your usual commute and your work journey. Therefore if you go to Manchester it could be argued that you need to pay for the first 120 miles of your journey. As with everything with Accenture, it really depends on your project. I know one guy who moved to a project in Swindon, he agreed with his project that if he covered his accommodation costs in Swindon (he lived nearby) then if he ever had to travel to London (which was his home office) the project would pick up the tab.

I guess the flip side is that you can buy a nice big house in bristol with your london salary

Frio, i would be happy to campaign for a Bristol office as well! Thanks for the advice, i'll see how my first project goes.How much say do you have in what project you end up on?ConsultingDuck, hadn't thought of that, could be a potential upside :)

The million £ question....It really depends on the cirumstances at the time that you join. If there's a chargeable role in London then I'd suggest it would be pretty hard to turn it down. It's more likely you could influence your second project - when you've built up your network etc. There's not loads going on in Bristol, you would need to be lucky to end up on a project there and it will become very expensive very quickly commuting to London.

Not to mention spending 6 hours commuting each day

Not to mention spending 6 hours commuting each day

[quote]Not to mention spending 6 hours commuting each day [/quote]A former colleague who lives out near Bristol and commutes into London each day loves the 3 hour train ride in...as he and his wife have just had a baby and it gives him a chance to sleep!